Loose Leaf for McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 2019 Edition
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781260189728
Author: Brian C. Spilker Professor, Benjamin C. Ayers, John Robinson Professor, Edmund Outslay Professor, Ronald G. Worsham Associate Professor, John A. Barrick Assistant Professor, Connie Weaver
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 3DQ
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Explain the reason why congress allows self-employed taxpayers to deduct the cost of health insurance as a for AGI deduction when employees can only itemize this cost as a medical expense and state whether self-employed taxpayer ever prefer to claim health insurance premium as an itemized deduction rather than a deduction for AGI.
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Which of the following is true about the self-employed health insurance deduction?
a.The deduction can be claimed when a subsidized employer health insurance plan is also available.
b.Long-term care premiums may not be deducted within specified dollar limitations based on age.
c.Dental insurance is not included as deductible self-employed health insurance.
d.The deduction can be claimed if the taxpayer has an overall business loss from self-employment.
e.The self-employed health insurance deduction is a for AGI deduction.
1. Which of the following is true about the self-employed health insurance deduction?
a.The cost of insurance for dependent children is not allowed.
b.Long-term care insurance is allowed as a deduction, subject to a dollar limitation.
c.Life insurance is allowed as a deduction.
d.Medical insurance is allowed as a deduction, subject to a dollar limitation.
e.Dental insurance is not part of the allowable deduction.
2. Jody is a physician's assistant (not covered by a retirement plan) with a salary of $40,000 from the hospital where she is employed. She supports her husband, Andre, who sells art work and has no earned income. They have no other sources of income. Both are in their twenties. What is the maximum total amount that Jody and Andre may contribute to their traditional IRAs and deduct for the 2021 tax year?
a.$12,000
b.$6,000
c.$5,500
d.$11,000
e.None of these choices are correct.
3. Gail is a single elementary school teacher. She buys the following items for use in her…
One limitation, on the deduction for self-employed insurance, is that taxpayers cannot
deduct the premium cost that exceeds net earnings from self-employment.
Select one:
True
False
Chapter 6 Solutions
Loose Leaf for McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 2019 Edition
Ch. 6 - It has been suggested that tax policy favors...Ch. 6 - Prob. 2DQCh. 6 - Prob. 3DQCh. 6 - Explain why Congress allows self-employed...Ch. 6 - Prob. 5DQCh. 6 - Prob. 6DQCh. 6 - Prob. 7DQCh. 6 - Prob. 8DQCh. 6 - Prob. 9DQCh. 6 - Prob. 10DQ
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