Kimberly is a self-employed taxpayer. She recently spent $3,300 for airfare to travel to Italy. What amount of the airfare is deductible in each of the following alternative scenarios? (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) a. Her trip was entirely for personal purposes. Deductible amount

Kimberly is a self-employed taxpayer. She recently spent $3,300 for airfare to travel to Italy. What amount of the airfare is deductible in each of the following alternative scenarios? (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) a. Her trip was entirely for personal purposes. Deductible amount

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