In 2019, burg paid $8,000 to the tax collector of sun city for realty taxes on a two-family house owned in joint tenancy between burg and his mother. of this amount, $3,800 covered back taxes for 2018, and $4,200 covered 2019 taxes. burg resides on the second floor of the house, and his mother resides on the first floor. in burg's itemized deductions on his 2019 return, what amount was burg entitled to claim for realty taxes?

Helen tells her nephew, bernard, that she will pay him $100 if he will stop smoking for six months. helen was hopeful that if bernard stopped smoking for six months, he would stop altogether. bernard stops smoking for six months but then resumes his smoking. helen will not pay him. she says that the type of promise she made cannot constitute a binding contract and that, furthermore, it was at least implied that he would stop smoking for good. can bernard legally collect $100 from helen