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Kathy is 60 years of age and self-employed. During 2017, she reported $100,000 of revenues and...

Kathy is 60 years of age and self-employed. During 2017, she reported $100,000 of revenues and $40,000 of expenses relating to her self-employment activities. If Kathy has no other retirement accounts in her name, what is the maximum amount she can contribute to a simplified employee pension (SEP) IRA for 2017?

Kathy is 48 years of age and self-employed. During 2017, she reported $100,000 of revenues and $40,000 of expenses relating to her self-employment activities. If Kathy has no other retirement accounts in her name, what is the maximum amount she can contribute to a simplified employee pension (SEP) IRA for 2017?

Kathy is 60 years of age and self-employed. During 2017, she reported $500,000 of revenues and $100,000 of expenses relating to her self-employment activities. If Kathy has no other retirement accounts in her name, what is the maximum amount she can contribute to a simplified employee pension (SEP) IRA for 2017?

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a) Contributions an employer can make to an employee's SEP-IRA cannot exceed the lesser of:

1) 25% of the Employee's Compensation or 20% of your net adjusted annual self-employment income.

2) $54,000 for 2017

Her maximum contribution is the lesser of

1) $ 11,152 [($60,000-(60,000*0.9235*0.153* 0.5))* 20%]

2) $ 54,000

There is no catch-up contribution for tax payers at least 50 years of age at the end of the year.

Ans : $ 11,152

b) He may contribute the lesser of

1) $29,152 [[($60,000-(60,000*.9235*.153*.5))*20%]+$18,000]

2) 54,000

Ans: $29,152

c) He may contribute the lesser of

1)$74,348 [($400,000-(400,000*0.9235*0.153* 0.5))* 20%]

2) $54,000

Ans: $54,000

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