Rachel Is an Accountant Who Practices as a Sole Proprietor

question 56

Essay

Rachel is an accountant who practices as a sole proprietor.This year,Rachel had net business income of $200,000 from her practice.Assume that Rachel pays $50,000 wages to her employees,she has $20,000 of property (unadjusted basis of equipment she purchased last year),she has no capital gains,and her taxable income before the deduction for qualified business income is $140,000.Calculate Rachel's deduction for qualified business income.

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Definitions:

Books

Physical or digital publications consisting of written, printed, or illustrated work.

Fixed Proportions

A production condition where inputs must be used in constant ratios to each other, without substitution possibilities, to produce a particular output.

Demand Functions

Mathematical representations that describe how the quantity demanded of a good or service changes in response to price changes and other factors.

Income

the total amount of money received by an individual or group over a specified period, often derived from work, property, or investments.