Rachel Is an Engineer Who Practices as a Sole Proprietor

question 47

Essay

Rachel is an engineer who practices as a sole proprietor. This year, Rachel had net business income of $400,000 from her business. Assume that Rachel pays $150,000 wages to her employees, she has $20,000 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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