For each of the following unrelated situations, indicate the appropriate tax treatment. State if the amount should

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For each of the following unrelated situations, indicate the appropriate tax treatment. State if the amount should be added to TOTAL INCOME and/or deducted in arriving at NET INCOME for tax purposes and/or deducted in arriving at TAXABLE INCOME and if applicable, any additional tax implications. Indicate the amount of the inclusion or deduction in your answers.

(a) Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one nine-year-old son. Both parents work out of the home. Mr. Smith's earned income for 2019 was $45,000 and Mrs. Smith's earned income was $35,000. During 2019, Mrs. Smith was off work for a period of 3 weeks with a severe cold. Total child care expenses for 2019 were $2,600.

(b) During 2019, Mrs. Klutz injured herself at work and consequently had to take some time off to recuperate. She received $ 1,275 in Workers’ Compensation payments.

(c) I. M. Smart attended St. Lawrence College as a full-time student during 2019 and received a scholarship in the amount of $3,000 and two student bursaries, totalling $1,500.

(d) During 2019, Mr. Gerry Atric received Old Age Security benefits in the amount of $8,300.00. Included in this total were Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits of $3,500.00.

(e) On November 2, 2019, Sandy Beech moved from Vancouver to Toronto to obtain employment. The costs of transporting his household effects from Vancouver to Toronto were $4,000. His employment income earned in Toronto for the months of November and December was $2,500.