Ellen Uses the Head of Household Filing Status and Has

question 64

Essay

Ellen uses the head of household filing status and has a dependent daughter.Ellen has self-employment income of $310,000 as an architect and $10,000 of self-employment losses from a jewelry making business.
a.What is Ellen's 0.9% additional Medicare tax for 2017?
b.Is Ellen allowed to include a portion of the 0.9% additional Medicare tax in computing the deduction for self-employment taxes reported as an adjustment for AGI on the front page of her income tax return?

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Definitions:

Abolition

Social movement of the pre–Civil War era that advocated the immediate emancipation of the slaves and their incorporation into American society as equal citizens.

Colonization

The process by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components, often involving the settlement of its population and exploitation of resources.

Slaveholding Border States

Refers to the U.S. states on the border between the North and South that permitted slavery during the Civil War but did not secede from the Union.