Asked by karyme catano on Jul 12, 2024

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During 2017,Regina,a sole proprietor,had the following income and expenses from her home jewelry business.Regina is also employed as an office assistant at a local business:
 W-2 wages from employer $28,000 Proceeds from jewelry sales 15,000 Supplies for jewelry 5,000 Travel for jewelry 1,400 Charitable contributions to church 3,000\begin{array}{lr}\text { W-2 wages from employer }&\$28,000\\\text { Proceeds from jewelry sales } & 15,000 \\\text { Supplies for jewelry } & 5,000 \\\text { Travel for jewelry } & 1,400\\\text { Charitable contributions to church }&3,000\end{array} W-2 wages from employer  Proceeds from jewelry sales  Supplies for jewelry  Travel for jewelry  Charitable contributions to church $28,00015,0005,0001,4003,000 a.What income or loss should be reported on Schedule C?
b.What is Regina's AGI?

Schedule C

A tax form used by sole proprietors to report profits or losses from a business.

Sole Proprietor

An individual who owns and operates a business alone, bearing sole responsibility for its debts and liabilities.

  • Learn about the protocols and forms required for self-employment as well as the resulting tax impacts.
  • Ascertain the highest level of cost recuperation allowable for deduction within a specific fiscal year.
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ravel bembridgeJul 18, 2024
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a.
 Jewelry Sales 15,000 Supplies (5,000) Travel (1,400) Schedule C income $8,600\begin{array}{lr}\text { Jewelry Sales } & 15,00 0 \\\text { Supplies } & (5,000)\\\text { Travel } & (1,400)\\\text { Schedule C income }&\$8,600\end{array} Jewelry Sales  Supplies  Travel  Schedule C income 15,000(5,000)(1,400)$8,600
b.$28,000 + $8,600 - $608 (½ of SE tax)= $35,992 - The charitable contribution does not go into the AGI calculation.It is a from AGI deduction.
SE tax deduction = ((8,600 × 92.35% × 15.3%)* .50)