Question

Profits from a sole proprietorship are reported as taxable income and
A) can be reported as a deduction.
B) are subject to a self-employment tax of approximately 15%.
C) can be deferred to the next tax year.
D) can't be taxed again in a future tax year.

Answer 1

Profits from a sole proprietorship are reported as taxable income and (B) are subject to a self-employment tax of approximately 15%.

Explanation:

Sole proprietors are asked to  contribute  to both the Social Security and Medicare systems,this type of  contributions is known as the  "self-employment taxes."

Self-employment taxes are considered equal to the  payroll tax in case of an  employees of a business. Regular employees are said to make their  contributions to the above mentioned  two programs in form of  deductions fr, sole proprietors  make such contributions when the pay their  income tax

The rate of  self-employment tax  is 15.3%, which is further divided as  12.4% of  Social Security  and 2.9% of  Medicare .

Thus we can say that Profits from a sole proprietorship are reported as taxable income and (B) are subject to a self-employment tax of approximately 15%.

Answer 2

Answer:

Profits from a sole proprietorship are reported as taxable income and...

B.)

are subject to a self-employment tax of approximately 15%.

Explanation:

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