Jennifer is a CPA and a single taxpayer using the standard deduction. In 2021, her CPA practice
Question:
Jennifer is a CPA and a single taxpayer using the standard deduction. In 2021, her CPA practice generates qualified business income of $162,550 and she has no other items of income, deduction, or loss. Jennifer’s taxable income before the QBI deduction is $150,000 ($162,550 – $12,550 standard deduction). Jennifer employs an administrative assistant in her practice and pays him $75,000 in wages. The unadjusted basis of depreciable assets employed in the practice totals $30,000.
a. What is Jennifer’s qualified business income deduction?
b. Determine Jennifer’s qualified business income deduction if her CPA practice generates qualified business income of $273,800.
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South-Western Federal Taxation 2022 Corporations, Partnerships, Estates And Trusts
ISBN: 9780357519240
45th Edition
Authors: William A. Raabe, James C. Young, Annette Nellen, William H. Hoffman