dmertz
Level 15

Retirement tax questions

The amount that must be subtracted as annacoryell indicated is the deductible portion of your self-employment taxes, reported on Form 1040 line 27.  Assuming that you have no W-2 job where you pay Social Security and Medicare taxes, your maximum SEP-IRA contribution is 20% * ($214,857 - $10,224) = $40,927.