Problem 9-45 (LO. 6) Scott and Laura are married and will file a joint tax return. Scott has a sole proprietorship (not a "specified services" business) that generates qualified business income of $300,000. The proprietorship pays W-2 wages of $40,000 and holds qualified property with an unadjusted basis of $10,000. Laura is employed by a local school district. Their taxable income before the QBI deduction is $386,600 (this is also their modified taxable income). a. Determine Scott and Laura's QBI deduction, taxable income, and tax liability for 2020. QBI deduction Taxable income $ Tax liability b. After providing you with the original information in the problem, Scott finds out that he will be receiving a $6,000 bonus in December 2020 (increasing their taxable income before the QBI deduction by this amount). Redetermine Scott and Laura's QBI deduction, taxable income, and tax liability for 2020. QBI deduction Taxable income Tax liability c. What is the marginal tax rate on Scott's bonus? Enter the percent to one decimal place. % Feedback Check My Work With the reduction in the corporate income tax rate to 21 percent in 2018, Congress needed to provide a means of reducing the taxes on businesses that operate in different business forms (e.g., sole proprietors, partnerships, and corporations). Congress accomplished this with the creation of the deduction for qualified business income ($ 199A), which applies to noncorporate taxpayers. To determine the "qualified business income deduction," one has to understand the definition of a "qualified trade or business" and "qualified business income." Problem 9-45 (LO. 6) Scott and Laura are married and will file a joint tax return. Scott has a sole proprietorship (not a "specified services" business) that generates qualified business income of $300,000. The proprietorship pays W-2 wages of $40,000 and holds qualified property with an unadjusted basis of $10,000. Laura is employed by a local school district. Their taxable income before the QBI deduction is $386,600 (this is also their modified taxable income). a. Determine Scott and Laura's QBI deduction, taxable income, and tax liability for 2020. QBI deduction Taxable income $ Tax liability b. After providing you with the original information in the problem, Scott finds out that he will be receiving a $6,000 bonus in December 2020 (increasing their taxable income before the QBI deduction by this amount). Redetermine Scott and Laura's QBI deduction, taxable income, and tax liability for 2020. QBI deduction Taxable income Tax liability c. What is the marginal tax rate on Scott's bonus? Enter the percent to one decimal place. % Feedback Check My Work With the reduction in the corporate income tax rate to 21 percent in 2018, Congress needed to provide a means of reducing the taxes on businesses that operate in different business forms (e.g., sole proprietors, partnerships, and corporations). Congress accomplished this with the creation of the deduction for qualified business income ($ 199A), which applies to noncorporate taxpayers. To determine the "qualified business income deduction," one has to understand the definition of a "qualified trade or business" and "qualified business income