Mackenzie is considering conducting her business, Mac561, as either a single mem

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Mackenzie is considering conducting her business, Mac561, as either a single member LLC or as an S corporation. Determine Mackenzie’s after-tax cash flow from the entity’s business income and any compensation she receives from the business assuming her marginal ordinary income tax rate is 37 percent, her marginal FICA rate on employee compensation is 1.45 percent, her marginal self-employment tax rate is 2.9 percent, and any employee compensation or self-employment income she receives is subject to the 0.9 percent additional Medicare tax. Finally, Mac561 generated $200,000 of business income before considering the deduction for compensation Mac561 pays to Mackenzie and Mackenzie can claim the full qualified business income deduction on Mac561’s business income. a. Mackenzie conducted Mac561 as a single-member LLC. b. Mackenzie conducted Mac561 as an S corporation and she received a salary of $100,000. All business income allocated to her is also distributed to her. c. Mackenzie conducted Mac561 as an S corporation and she received a salary of $20,000. All business income allocated to her is also distributed to her. d. Which entity/compensation combination generated the most after-cash flow for Mackenzie?

Explanation / Answer

Mackenzie conducting Mac561 as an S corporation entity or compensation combination generated the most after-cash flow for Mackenzie. She received $100000 and business income allocated to her is also distributed to her in this case.

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