Rachel Is an Engineer Who Practices as a Sole Proprietor

question 85

Essay

Rachel is an engineer who practices as a sole proprietor. This year, Rachel had net business income of $500,000 from her business. Assume that Rachel pays $20,000 wages to her employees, she has $500,000 of property (unadjusted basis of equipment she purchased last year), has no capital gains, and her taxable income before the deduction for qualified business income is $380,000. Calculate Rachel's deduction for qualified business income.

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the standard cost of variable overhead allocated, based on the efficiency of operations.

Supplies Cost

Supplies cost refers to the expense incurred in purchasing office or production supplies that are necessary for day-to-day operations.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in the manufacturing process that fluctuate with production volume, such as utilities and raw materials, which do not remain constant as production levels change.

Labor Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual hours worked and the standard hours expected for the actual production achieved.