This fall Marsha and Jeff paid $5,000 for their son Josh's tuition and fees at State University (a qualified education institution) .They also paid $1,000 for Josh's books.How much of these two payments can Marsha and Jeff deduct this year,assuming Josh is their dependent and their modified AGI is $135,000? (Assume the 2016 rules apply for purposes of the qualified education expense deduction.)
A) Marsha and Jeff can deduct $5,000 for AGI.
B) Marsha and Jeff can deduct $4,000 for AGI.
C) Marsha and Jeff can deduct $2,500 for AGI.
D) Marsha and Jeff can deduct $2,000 for AGI.
E) None - the tuition is not deductible.
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