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George operates a business that generated revenues of $50 million and allocable taxable income of $560,000. Included in the computation of allocable taxable income were $900,000 of business interest expense, $20,000 of business interest income, and $180,000 of depreciation. What is the maximum business interest deduction that George will be eligible to claim this year if the business does not qualify under the gross income test?

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George operates a business that generated revenues of 50millionandallocabletaxableincomeof50 million and allocable taxable income of 560,000. Included in the computation of allocable taxable income were 900,000ofbusinessinterestexpense,900,000 of business interest expense, 20,000 of business interest income, and $180,000 of depreciation. What is the maximum business interest deduction that George will be eligible to claim this year if the business does not qualify under the gross income test?

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The maximum business interest deduction that George can claim is determined by the IRS's interest expense deduction limit. According to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the limit is 30% of the taxpayer's adjusted taxable income (ATI).

Here's how to calculate it:

  1. First, calculate the Adjusted Taxable Income (ATI). The ATI is the allocable taxable income plus the interest expense and depreciation. So, 560,000(allocabletaxableincome)+560,000 (allocable taxable income) + 900,000 (interest expense) + 180,000(depreciation)=180,000 (depreciation) = 1,640,000.

  2. Then, calculate 30% of the ATI. So, 30% of 1,640,000=1,640,000 = 492,000.

Therefore, the maximum business interest deduction that George can claim this year is 492,000.However,sincehisbusinessinterestexpenseis492,000. However, since his business interest expense is 900,000, which is greater than the maximum deduction, he can only deduct 492,000.Theremaining492,000. The remaining 408,000 (900,000900,000 - 492,000) will be carried forward to the next year.

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