Sally is a high school math teacher.In 2017,she purchases $400 worth of supplies related to her teaching.Her spouse,Gabe,is a high school math teacher and spends $100 in education supplies for his classes.If married filing jointly,what is the 2017 for-AGI educator's expenses deduction?

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The educator's expenses deduction allows eligible educators to deduct up to $250 each for eligible unreimbursed expenses ($500 if married filing jointly and both spouses are eligible educators, but in this case only one spouse is eligible). Sally's eligible expenses are $400 and Gabe's eligible expenses are $100, for a total of $500. However, they can only claim up to $250 each, so their total deduction would be $350.

Sally Is a High School Math Teacher