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respectfully this question has been posted A LOT on chegg and there is a whole lot of down votes. so please do not just copy someones work form the other question and if you do not know dont just give it your best attempt.

i know the answer is NOT 18,907 or 40199 i have tried about 20 different answers so please please please help me out and show your work. THANK YOU

Blue-Eyed Beauty Supply is the talk of the town. When Elaine started her business, she had no idea it would evolve to be the number-one supplier of cosmetology products in the region. While her business has been successfully operating as a sole proprietorship for many years, her legal counsel has urged her to form a separate legal entity for a variety of nontax reasons. Elaine has come to you for advice on the tax implications of her decision. You have loaded her 2022 tax data. based upon provided assumptions, into a model based on the following facts. - Elaine is single and her sole source of income is from her business activities. - It is expected that her business meets the definition of a trade or business for Qualified Business Income deduction purposes. - Given her responsibilities, Elaine is assuming a reasonable compensation amount of $50,000, - As a C Corporation, the business will pay out all eamings after taxes are paid to Elaine. Elaine wants to minimize her overall tax burden while protecting her assets. Blue-Eyed Beauty Supply is in an industry enjoying a period of growth and investment, and Elaine wants to grow her business to take advantage of the expanding market Using 2022 income tax rules, you have created the following Tableau visualization for the current tax year to help Elaine make a decision. Mouse over the graphs to reveal specific amounts for use in answering the following questions. Blue Eyed Beauty Supply \begin{tabular}{lrrr} & Sole & \\ & Prop & SCorp & C Corp \\ \hline Sch CIncome & 140,000 & 0 & 0 \\ W-2 Income & 0 & 50,000 & 50,000 \\ Other Income & 0 & 86,175 & \\ Dividend Income & 0 & 0 & 68,078 \\ Less: 50% Self-Emply Tax & 9,891 & 0 & 0 \\ AGI & 130,109 & 136,175 & 118,078 \\ Std Deduct & 12,950 & 12,950 & 12,950 \\ Less:QBI & 26,022 & 17,235 & 0 \\ Personal Taxable Income & 91,137 & 105,990 & 105,128 \\ Tax & 15,708 & 19,273 & 14,452 \\ Other Taxes & 19,781 & 0 & 0 \\ Entity-level Taxes & 0 & 0 & 18,097 \\ W-2 Taxes & 0 & 7,650 & 7,650 \\ Total Tax & 35,489 & 26,923 & 40,199 \end{tabular} d. What is the Corporate-level tax due if she does not make an S Corporation election? Note: Rounded to the nearest whole dollar e. Which option provides Elaine with the lowest overall tax

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