Tax reform affect on Pass-Through Entities Part 2/2

Paystubmakr.com delivers the second part of the article about Tax Reform affect on Pass-Through Entities.

Continuing of the article, how to figure the QBI of a specific business:

  • We will exercise for a single taxpayer that his taxable income is $200,000 plus $100,000 of taxable income from his Plastic Surgery Clinic that makes a W-2 salary of  $90,000.

  • The way to figure the deduction is, calculating the applicable percentage of 15%, The threshold sum of $200,000 equal to $175,000 

  • 15% of $100,000 are $15,000 and W-2 salaries equal to 15% of the $90,000 that are $13,500.

  • When we apply the applicable percentage the result for deduction is the lesser 20% of QBI included. the 20% of the $15,000 = $3,000. or 50% of W-2 salaries. $13,500’s 50% = $6,750 or the mentioned above $3,000

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For a specified service business that has a taxable income that exceeds the threshold amount with added Phase-in range of $207,500. Or for a taxpayer that files individually and $415,000 for a married one that files jointly. The deduction is, the 20% of the $15,000 = $3,000. or 50% of W-2 salaries. $13,500’s 50% = $6,750 or the mentioned above $3,000

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Flow-Through Entity

For a specified service business that has a taxable income that exceeds the threshold amount with added Phase-in range of $207,500. Or for a taxpayer that files individually and $415,000 for a married one that files jointly. The deduction is lost completely. The old pass-through is applied, and tax is paid using the individual tax rate. Lost completely. The old pass-through is applied, and tax is paid using the individual tax rate.  

For a taxpayer that is not a specific service business the Salay and capital limits are fully applied. In the case of exceeding the threshold amount plus phase-in range ($207,500 for individual taxpayers and $415,000 for a taxpayer that is married and filing jointly).

For all other businesses, if your taxable income exceeds the threshold amount, the wage (and capital) limits begin to kick in. 

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Phase-in influence, the final numbers in the following way.

Wages and capital limit: More than 50% of W-2 salary with relation to the trade or business or the total of 25% of W-2 salary plus 2.5% of the unadjusted basis, right after the acquisition of all property that was qualified.

Adding to the formula the qualified property accommodates those businesses that rely on the acquisition of capital as real estate is. The “W-2 rule” expanded to salaries and capital all included. 

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Here is an example of how it will be working with salary and capital:

  • A taxpayer has W-2 $5,000 and $200,000 worth of equipment purchased and put in service during a tax year
  • Remembering the first part of the formula, 50% of W-2 salary is $2,500
  • The second part of the formula: 25% of W-2 salaries plus 2.5%of unadjusted basis that is equal to $6,250
  • $6,250 is the greater amount that has to be used for the calculation of the deduction.  Note: There is not enough information to calculate an actual figure. The missing information is the QBI total income. We presented only an illustration that shows how to use the formula to see the wage and capital limit.In the case of seeling the qualified property before the end of the tax year, the option to use it when calculating the formula is no longer possible.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expected to clarify what will be the rule in case of like-kind exchanges or involuntary conversions.

Involuntary Conversions 

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A taxpayer that is over the threshold amounts can put QBI and salary (and capital) limit together and figure his deduction.

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The whole formula works together in the following example:

  • Taxpayer jointly with his spouse file a joint return reporting taxable income of $350,000. His business which is not a specified service business had an income of $75,000, and his share of W-2 salary paid by his own business was $20,000. No qualified property in this case.

  • Formula A will be 20% or $15,000 of the qualified business income.

  • Using formula B will be 50% of W-2 salary or $10,000 (as 25% of W-2 plus 0 is $5,000. The larger amount is to be used under the salary and capital limit formula part.

  • When B is less than A, the salary and capital limit is in effect, so the taxpayer deduction is reduced according to the phase-in.

  • The percentage that applies is 35% calculating this way $350,000-$315,000 threshold amount)/$100,000

  • The applicable percentage of $414,000 less $315,000 threshold amount divided with $100,000, or 99%

  • Reducing the tentative QBI deduction of $15,000 A. by the balance between A and B (or $5,00) X 99% of applicable percentage ($5,000 x 35% = $4,950).

  • The taxpayer deduction will be $4,950 ($15,000 – $4,950.

  • Deduction of $15,000 of Formula A by the balance between the formulas A and B. $5,000 of the 35%  applicable percentage ($5,000×35% = $1,750.

  • The taxpayer can assume that with a greater applicable percentage there will be more than the salary limit applies. Here is an exercise that shows what happens when there are $1,000 less than highest of the range.

    Applicable Percentage Table IRS

 

The limit will be applied when the taxpayer reaches the top of the range.

It makes no difference what formula was used; the taxpayers may not exceed his taxable income for the year when his QBI net amount is negative (a loss) he will forward the loss to the next tax year.

All that was written above has nothing to do with taxable income in the business. The limit will be applied when the taxpayer reaches the top of the range.The expanses of the business are deductible as its cost of production.

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