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.
Though these are tax credits and not deductions, the IRS also offers the American Opportunity Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit to parents paying college tuition for their dependents. Unfortunately, you can take only one -- and if you take one of these credits, you may not take the tuition deduction as well.