Ellen uses the head of household filing status and has a dependent daughter. Ellen has self-employment income of $310,000 as an architect and $10,000 of self-employment losses from a jewelry making business

a. What is Ellen's 0.9% additional Medicare tax for 2016?
b. Is Ellen allowed to include a portion of the additional Medicare tax in computing the deduction for self-employment taxes reported as an adjustment for AGI on the front page of her income tax return?


a. $900 = ($310,000 - $10,000 - $200,000) × 0.9%
b. No

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