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Self Employed Health Insurance Deduction

Hello

My wife and I own an LLC 50% each which is treated as a partnership for tax purposes. We both receive K-1's for the same amount of income. I understand that the Self Employed Health Deduction is limited to the income reported by the business under which the plan is established. However, after entering the insurance premiums in TurboTax, the software asks us which business this pertains to - and the choices are mine or my wife's K-1. The software then limits the Health Insurance Deduction to the amount of income reported on one of the K-1's, when in fact the K-1's are both from the same business so in my opinion the deduction should be limited to the total of both K-1's. For example, if we both receive k-1s say for example $10,000 each in partnership income. If the health insurance plan costs $15000 for the year, shouldn't the self employees health insurance deduction be $15000. Turbo Tax limits it to $10,000 I think because the deduction is limited to the income received from one business but in essence the k-1s are from the same business. 

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Self Employed Health Insurance Deduction

I don't know and am not sure but couldn't you just simply enter half of the insurance when you enter each K-1?

Self Employed Health Insurance Deduction

the policy must be in the name of the business or the sole proprietors,  it can cover the proprietor, his spouse, and certain dependents.

if the plan is in the name of the business then the premiums should be split 50/50

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