There are three ways of removing paint from wood: sanding, a hot air gun and chemical paint strippers. 1  Sanding is best kept for small projects unless you want to hire an industrial sander to remove paint and varnish from your floor.
Story Highlights. 1  Tuition and fees you pay to the college are tax-deductible. 2  Travel to home, room and board, medical expenses are not deductible. 3  There is an income cap on education-related deductions.
Tax Deduction. You can deduct up to $4,000 a year for tuition and related fees for yourself, your spouse or your tax dependent. That's $4,000 total, not $4,000 for each of you. Whichever of you is the student has to be taking at least one course at a qualified institution.