The most extreme category of hurricane is Category 5, where winds exceed 156 mph. Hurricane Andrew, which destroyed large swaths of Miami and south Florida in 1992, was a Category 5 hurricane. In a Category 5 storm, large trees, signs, residential and industrial buildings can be completely demolished.
A taxpayer can only deduct the amount of miscellaneous itemized deductions that exceed 2% of their adjusted gross income. For example, if a taxpayer has adjusted gross income of $50,000 with $4,000 in miscellaneous itemized deductions, the taxpayer can only deduct $3,000, since the first $1,000 is below the 2% floor.
Form 1040 tax returns allow you to make two types of deductions-standard deductions and itemized deductions. Standard deductions are deductions that every taxpayer is automatically eligible for. The amounts are set based on age and tax filing status. The itemized deductions are based on eligible expenses. You should add together all your itemized deductions, compare the totals to standard deductions and choose whichever one is bigger. Filling Out Itemized Deductions.