Grace is employed as the manager of a sandwich shop. This year she earned a salary of $45,000 and incurred the following expenses associated with her employment: Subscriptions to food publications$\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\$300$
Cooking class ("How to make better subs")$\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad250$
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 include any of these expenses as miscellaneous itemized deductions because they are considered personal expenses or are not deductible under current tax law. Transportation between home and work is not deductible, and the other expenses do not qualify as deductible employee expenses.

Grace Is Employed as the Manager of a Sandwich Shop $300\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\$300$300

Grace Is Employed as the Manager of a Sandwich Shop $\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\$300$