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Rita owns a sole proprietorship in which she works as a management consultant. She maintains an office in her home (500 square feet) where she meets with clients, prepares bills, and performs other work-related tasks. Her business expenses, other than home office expenses, total $5,820. The following home-related expenses have been allocated to her home office under the actual expense method for calculating home office expenses.
Real property taxes | $ | 1,710 |
Interest on home mortgage | 5,265 | |
Operating expenses of home | 855 | |
Depreciation | 1,666 | |
Also, assume that, not counting the sole proprietorship, Rita’s AGI is $62,200.
Assume Rita’s consulting business generated $15,550 in gross income. (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)
a. What would Rita’s home office deduction be if her business generated $10,550 of gross income instead of $15,550? (Answer for both the actual expense method and the simplified method.)
b. Given the original facts, what is Rita’s AGI for the year?