Morgan lives alone and needs to move to start a new job. She drives 400 kilometres closer to her new place of employment. The drive takes her 1 day. She pays for hotels for 10 days in her new city while waiting for her apartment to be available which costs $100 per day ($1,000 total). She pays a mover $1,200 to move her furniture. What is the maximum deduction Morgan can takè for moving expenses, assuming she has sufficient income in the new location?

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Morgan lives alone and needs to move to start a new job. She drives 400 kilometres
closer to her new place of employment. The drive takes her 1 day. She pays for
hotels for 10 days in her new city while waiting for her apartment to be available
which costs $100 per day ($1,000 total). She pays a mover $1,200 to move her
furniture. What is the maximum deduction Morgan can takè for moving expenses,
assuming she has sufficient income in the new location?

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