dmertz
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The $27k number is the maximum permissible elective deferral.  The $32k number is the $27k maximum  permissible elective deferral plus the maximum permissible employer contribution.  (I would guess that the $32k number is your net profit from self-employment minus the deductible portion of self-employment taxes.)

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