Rachel Is an Engineer Who Practices as a Sole Proprietor

question 18

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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