Jorge Is a 60-Percent Owner of JJ LLC (Taxed as a Partnership)

question 4

Multiple Choice

Jorge is a 60-percent owner of JJ LLC (taxed as a partnership) . He is a passive investor in JJ (he doesn't perform any work for JJ) and his marginal ordinary tax rate is 37 percent. Which of the following statements is true regarding Jorge's tax treatment of business income allocated to him from JJ?

• A)Business income allocations are not subject to self-employment tax.
• B)Business income allocations are not subject to the net investment income tax.
• C)Business income allocations are subject to the additional Medicare tax.
• D)Business income allocations are taxed at a maximum 23.8 percent tax rate.

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