Arturo, a calendar year taxpayer, paid $20,300 in medical expenses and sustained a $24,360 casualty loss in 2020 (the loss occurred in a Federally declared disaster area). He expects $14,210 of the medical expenses and $17,052 of the casualty loss to be reimbursed by insurance companies in 2021. How much can Arturo include in determining his itemized deductions for 2020? Disregard %-of-AGI limitations or casualty loss floor in determining your answers.

Sauer food company has decided to buy a new computer system with an expected life of three years. the cost is $440,000. the company can borrow $440,000 for three years at 14 percent annual interest or for one year at 12 percent annual interest. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a. how much would sauer food company save in interest over the three-year life of the computer system if the one-year loan is utilized and the loan is rolled over (reborrowed) each year at the same 12 percent rate? compare this to the 14 percent three-year loan.