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George operates a business that generated revenues of $50 million and allocable taxable income of $1.25 million. Included in the computation of allocable taxable income were deductible expenses of $240,000 of business interest and $250,000 of depreciation. What is the business interest limitation that George will be subject to 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 1.25 million. Included in the computation of allocable taxable income were deductible expenses of 240,000ofbusinessinterestand240,000 of business interest and 250,000 of depreciation. What is the business interest limitation that George will be subject to this year if the business does not qualify under the gross income test?

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The business interest expense limitation is a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that limits the amount of deductible business interest expense for certain large businesses.

Here's how to calculate it:

  1. Start with the business's allocable taxable income. In this case, that's $1.25 million.

  2. Add back the business interest expense and depreciation. These are 240,000and240,000 and 250,000 respectively. So, 1.25million+1.25 million + 240,000 + 250,000=250,000 = 1.74 million.

  3. Multiply the result by 30%. So, 1.74million301.74 million * 30% = 522,000.

So, if George's business does not qualify under the gross income test, the business interest limitation that he will be subject to this year is 522,000.Thismeansthathecandeductupto522,000. This means that he can deduct up to 522,000 of business interest expense on his tax return. Any business interest expense above this amount is disallowed as a deduction for the current year but may be carried forward to future years.

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