Assume the same facts as in Problem 35, except that the business is a specified services business
Question:
Assume the same facts as in Problem 35, except that the business is a “specified services" business (e.g., a consulting firm) owned equally by Elliot and Conrad (an unrelated individual) in a two-member LLC. Assume dial each member’s share of net income, W-2 wages, and qualified business property is one half of the information provided in Problem 35. Conrad’s wife, Jessica, earned wages during the year of $350,000, and Conrad and Jessica record itemized deductions of $62,000.
a. What is Elliot's qualified business income deduction?
b. What is Conrad’s qualified business income deduction?
Data Problem 35
Elliot operates his clothing store as a single member LLC (which he reports as a sole proprietorship). In 2018, his proprietorship generates net income of $280,000, he pays W-2 wages of $170,000, and the entity owns qualified business property of $140,000. Elliot’s wife, Julie, is an attorney who works for a local law firm and receives wages of $90,000. They will file a joint tax return and use the standard deduction. What is Elliot s qualified business income deduction?
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South-Western Federal Taxation 2019 Comprehensive
ISBN: 9781337703017
42th Edition
Authors: David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, William H. Hoffman, James C. Young