Janet and James purchased their personal residence 15 years ago for $300,000. For the current year, they have an $80,000 first mortgage on their home, on which they paid $5,750 in interest. They also have a home equity loan secured by their home with a balance throughout the year of $150,000. They paid interest on the home equity loan of $9,000 for the year. Calculate the amount of their deduction for interest paid on qualified residence acquisition debt and qualified home equity debt for the current year.
a. Qualified residence acquisition debt interest $
b. Qualified home equity debt interest