Alright, ready to do some subtraction? We're taking 75496 and subtracting 55449 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 0 from 6 in column 1 and get -3.
We add -3 to 10 and get 7 as the first digit of the result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 1 from 9 in column 2 and get 4.
4 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 0 from 4 in column 3 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 5 and the borrow 0 from 5 in column 4 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 5 and the borrow 0 from 7 in column 5 and get 2.
2 is the next digit of our result.

So, 75496 - 55449 = 20047.