James Jones is the owner of a small retail business operated as a sole proprietorship. During 2015,

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James Jones is the owner of a small retail business operated as a sole proprietorship.
During 2015, his business recorded the following items of income and expense:

Revenue from inventory sales.............................................$147,000
Cost of goods sold.....................................................................33,500
Business license tax................................................................... 2,400
Rent on retail space..................................................................42,000
Supplies......................................................................................15,000
Wages paid to employees........................................................22,000
Payroll taxes................................................................................1,700
Utilities.........................................................................................3,600

a. Compute taxable income attributable to the sole proprietorship by completing Schedule C to be included in James’s 2015 Form 1040.
b. Compute self-employment tax payable on the earnings of James’s sole proprietorship by completing a 2015 Schedule SE, Form 1040.

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Principles Of Taxation For Business And Investment Planning 2017

ISBN: 9781259753015

20th Edition

Authors: Sally M. Jones, Shelley C. Rhoades Catanach, Sandra R. Callaghan

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