Tam attended Brown University during 2017-2021. She lived at home and was claimed by her parents as adependent during her entire education. She incurred education expenses of $18,000 during college, of which$2,160 was paid for by scholarships. To finance her education, she borrowed $11,000 through a federalstudent loan program and borrowed another $7,000 from a local lending institution for educational purposes.After graduation, she married and moved with her spouse to a distant city. In 2022, she incurred $1,100 ofinterest on the federal loans and $700 on the lending institution loan. She filed a joint return with her spouseshowing modified AGI of $118,000.Required:What amount of student loan interest can Tam and her spouse deduct in 2022, if any?

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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