dmertz
Level 15

Retirement tax questions

TurboTax does the correct calculation.  Since a SEP contribution is an employer contribution, a SEP contribution effectively reduces your compensation on which the maximum contribution is calculated, so a special calculation must be done.  A 25% base rate results in a maximum SEP contribution of 20% of net earnings from self-employment being the maximum contribution by a self-employed individual.

See IRS Pub 560, Chapter 5:  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p560.pdf

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