What is Omar’s self-employment tax liability (exclude the guaranteed payment)?
Omar (single) is a 50 percent owner in Cougar LLC (taxed as a partnership). Omar works half time for Cougar and receives guaranteed payment of $50,000. Cougar LLC reported $450,000 of business income for the year (2020). Before considering his 50 percent business income allocation from Cougar and the self-employment tax deduction (if any), Omar’s adjusted gross income is $210,000 (includes $50,000 guaranteed payment from Cougar and $160,000 salary from a different employer). Answer the following questions for Omar.
What is Omar’s self-employment tax liability (exclude the guaranteed payment)? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
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