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Erica is a single parent with three children who lives in Pennsylvania. Randall is her $19$ year old son is a full$-$time student at Heartland College and earned $$4,900$ in $2023$ at his part$-$time job. Tiffany is $9$ and Donna is $11.$ All three live at home with Erica who provides more than half of their support.

Erica had wages in $2023($box $1$ of W$-2)$ of $$66,500$ and $$2,900$ was withheld from her check for federal taxes. She received $1099-$Int from First Federal Savings Bank for $$32,$ Olympic Savings for $$78$ and State of Pennsylvania general bonds $$200.$

Erica contributed $2,400$ to her HSA for $2023$ not through her employer and she has a qualifying high deductible plan provided through her employer..

Some payments that Erica thinks might be deductible are: $$3,440$ withheld from check to pay state income taxes, $$695$ sales tax paid on purchase of car, copayments on various visits to doctors and dentists $$960,$ $$2,950$ for health insurance withheld from her check that reduced box $1,$ $$7,850$ for interest on first mortgage to acquire the home and $$2,834$ interest paid on $2$nd mortgage to fix up the house, real estate taxes $$4,920,$ private mortgage insurance $$620,$ losing lottery tickets $$520($no winners$),$ $$300$ to get her taxes for last year prepared, gifts to her church $$3,320,$ two loads of clothes to goodwill $$150,$ mileage to raise money for the AHA Heart Walk $200$ miles, gave $$200$ to her sister to buy food.

How much would Erica receive as a refund from her $2023$ taxes?

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