Grace is employed as the manager of a sandwich shop. This year she earned a salary of $45,000 and incurred the following expenses associated with her employment: $\ \text{Subscriptions to food publications} \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\$300$
$\ \text{Cooking class ("How to make better subs")}\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad250$
$\ \text{Transportation between Grace's home and the shop}\quad\quad\quad500 $ What amount of miscellaneous itemized deductions can Grace include with her other allowable itemized deductions?

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Grace cannot deduct any of these expenses as miscellaneous itemized deductions because they are considered personal expenses or commuting costs, which are not deductible.

Grace Is Employed as the Manager of a Sandwich Shop Subscriptions to food publications$300\ \text{Subscriptions to food publications} \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\$300 Subscriptions to food publications$300

Grace Is Employed as the Manager of a Sandwich Shop $\ \text{Subscriptions to food publications} \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\$300$