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SE health insurance: $12,000 premiums / $8,000 net = $8,000 deduction

Self-employed health insurance deduction cannot exceed net profit from the business.

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SE health insurance deduction

$8,000.00

Premiums over the cap

$4,000.00

Schedule 1 deduction. Cap = net profit (½ SE tax not subtracted here). You generally cannot also have an employer-subsidized plan. Educational estimate, not tax advice.

Self-employed health insurance

The deduction cannot exceed net profit from the business.

SEHI

deduction = min(premiums, net profit)

Example: premiums $12,000, net $8,000$8,000.

Related: self-employment take-home, paycheck take-home.