LO.2 For calendar year 2020, Jean was a self-employed consultant with no employees. She had $80,000 of net profit from consulting and paid $7,000 in medical insurance premiums on her policy covering 2020. How much of these premiums may Jean deduct as a deduction for AGI? How much may she deduct as an itemized deduction (subject to the AGI floor)?
LO.2 For calendar year 2020, Jean was a self-employed consultant with no employees. She had $80,000 of net profit from consulting and paid $7,000 in medical insurance premiums on her policy covering 2020. How much of these premiums may Jean deduct as a deduction for AGI? How much may she deduct as an itemized deduction (subject to the AGI floor)?
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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If a self-employed person has a net profit, the IRS permits them to deduct 100% of their medical insurance premium from their AGI, as long as the net profit exceeds the premium.
Given that Jean's net profit in this instance is $80,000, which is higher than the $7,000 medical insurance premium, she may deduct the entire $7,000 as a deduction.
But Jean won't be able to deduct any of the $7,000 if she wants to itemize her deductions. As a result, her deductions would be $0.
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