Orange, Inc., a calendar-year C corporation, has $800,000 of qualified production activities income (QPAI) and $950,000 of
Question:
Orange, Inc., a calendar-year C corporation, has $800,000 of qualified production activities income (QPAI) and $950,000 of total taxable income in 20X14. All of the QDPAI was produced by Orange’s manufacturing plant, which relies mainly on a temporary employment agency for its workforce, employing only two W-2 employees who in aggregate earned $140,000 in 20X14. Orange also has an office in Mexico, which is unrelated to its domestic manufacturing plant and which employs one W-2 employee, who earned $75,000 in 20X14. What amount of Domestic Production Activities Deduction may Orange claim on its 20X14 corporate tax return?
a. $73,350
b. $72,000
c. Depends on wages paid by employment agency
d. $70,000
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Essentials Of Taxation 2016 Individuals And Business Entities
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Authors: William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, James C. Young, William H. Jr. Hoffman