Orange, Inc., a calendar-year C corporation, has $800,000 of qualified production activities income (QPAI) and $950,000 of

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Orange, Inc., a calendar-year C corporation, has $800,000 of qualified production activities income (QPAI) and $950,000 of total taxable income in 20X14. All of the QDPAI was produced by Orange’s manufacturing plant, which relies mainly on a temporary employment agency for its workforce, employing only two W-2 employees who in aggregate earned $140,000 in 20X14. Orange also has an office in Mexico, which is unrelated to its domestic manufacturing plant and which employs one W-2 employee, who earned $75,000 in 20X14. What amount of Domestic Production Activities Deduction may Orange claim on its 20X14 corporate tax return?

a. $73,350

b. $72,000

c. Depends on wages paid by employment agency

d. $70,000

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Essentials Of Taxation 2016 Individuals And Business Entities

ISBN: 9781305395305

39th Edition

Authors: William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, James C. Young, William H. Jr. Hoffman

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