Juan, who is single, is a self-employed carpenter and is also an employee of Frame It, Inc. His self-employment net income is $35,000, and he received a W-2 from Frame It for wages of $25,000. He is covered by his employer’s pension plan, but his employer does not offer a health plan in which he could participate.
a. Up to how much of his self-employed health insurance premiums could he deduct for this year, if any? Why?
b. How much of Juan’s self-employment taxes would be deductible?