Patricia Johnson, a single woman with no children, just graduated from college in 2019 with a degree in psychology. She had been working part-time during school at a local department store and was offered a job as Assistant Manager in the June following graduation. It is now February of the following year, and she is getting ready to file her taxes. This is the first year that she has been independent of her parents.
Patricia has collected the following information to use in preparing her return:

• The standard deduction for 2019 is $12,200.
• The W-2 form from her employer shows wages of $21,550 for the previous tax year, $1,200 in federal income taxes withheld, $600 state tax withheld, and FICA (Social Security) tax of $1,850.
• Rent, $4,500
• Groceries, $2,900
• Dress clothes for work, $1,000
• Out-of-pocket health insurance premiums, $2,400
• Unreimbursed medical expenses, $600
• Church offerings, $350
• Donation to Salvation Army, $180
• Graduation gifts received, $1,100
• Credit card interest payments, $950
 

Calculate Patricia itemize deductions for 2019? ________________

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