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Review the following situation and determine the Gross Income, Above the Line Adjustments, and Adjusted Gross Income.

Jeremy and Alyssa Johnson have been married for five years and do not have any children. Jeremy was married previously and has one child from the prior marriage. He is self-employed and operates his own computer repair store. For the first two months of the year, Alyssa worked for Office Depot as an employee. In March, Alyssa accepted a new job with Super Toys Inc. (ST), where she worked for the remainder of the year. This year, the Johnsons received $263,000 of gross income from the store..

1. Expenses associated with Jeremys store include $42,000 in salary (and employment taxes) to employees, $47,400 of supplies, and $18,800 in rent and other administrative expenses. (HINT - you will need to determine net income from the store using the formula Gross Income - Expenses).

2. As a salesperson, Alyssa incurred $2,080 in travel expenses related to her employment that were not reimbursed by her employer.

3. The Johnsons own a piece of raw land held as an investment. They paid $580 of real property taxes on the property and they incurred $240 of expenses in travel costs to see the property and to evaluate other similar potential investment properties.

4. The Johnsons own a rental home. They incurred $8,580 of expenses associated with the property.

5. Jeremy paid $4,580 for health insurance coverage for himself (not through an exchange). Alyssa was covered by health plans provided by her employer, but Jeremy is not eligible for the plan until next year.

6. Jeremy paid $2,580 in self-employment taxes ($1,290 represents the employer portion of the self-employment taxes).

7. Jeremy paid $5,160 in alimony and $3,120 in child support from his prior marriage (divorced in 2010).

8. The Johnsons donated $2,080 to their favorite charity.

Determine the Johnson's Net INcome from the store, and their AGI, Standard or Itemized Deduction, and Taxable Income given the above information to determine above the line deductions:

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