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Homer Is an Executive Who Is Paid a Salary of $80,000

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Homer is an executive who is paid a salary of $80,000. Homer also paints landscapes as a hobby. This year Homer expects to sell paintings for a total of $750 and incur the following expenses associated with his painting activities:  Donee  Property  Cost  FMV  State Univ ersity  IBM stock $15,000$10,500 Satration Arryy  clothes 2,500500 State Art Museum  painting 5,00045,000 City Hospital  cash 8,000\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Donee } & \text { Property } & \text { Cost } & \text { FMV } \\\hline \text { State Univ ersity } & \text { IBM stock } & \$ 15,000 & \$ 10,500 \\\hline \text { Satration Arryy } & \text { clothes } & 2,500 & 500 \\\hline \text { State Art Museum } & \text { painting } & 5,000 & 45,000 \\\hline \text { City Hospital } & \text { cash } & 8,000 & \\\hline\end{array} What is the effect of Homer's hobby on his taxable income? Assume his AGI does not reflect his painting activities and that he itemizes deductions but has no other miscellaneous itemized deductions.

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