Hardaway earned $100,000 of compensation this year. He also paid (or had paid for him) $3,000 of health insurance (not through an exchange).

What is Hardaway's AGI in each of the following situations (ignore the effects of Social Security and self-employment taxes)?

a. Hardaway is an employee and his employer paid Hardaway’s $3,000 of health insurance for him as a nontaxable fringe benefit. Consequently, Hardaway received $97,000 of taxable compensation and $3,000 of nontaxable compensation.