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Additional guidance issued relating to Section 199A pass-through deduction

Additional guidance issued relating to Section 199A pass-through deduction

Recently, proposed regulations were issued to provide some clarity concerning the new Section 199A deduction. 

As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which became effective as of the beginning of this year, this new deduction generally provides a 20 percent deduction for a pass-through businesses (primarily partnerships and LLCs taxed as partnerships, S Corporations, Sole Proprietorships and single member LLCs) that generate Qualified Business Income (QBI). This deduction is taken at the individual level and is allowable after one takes the greater of their itemized deductions or the standard deduction.

QBI does not include wages earned by an employee, guaranteed payments paid to a partner or reasonable compensation paid to an S Corporation shareholder. 

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IRS Establishes Safe Harbor for Real Estate Rental Businesses

IRS Establishes Safe Harbor for Real Estate Rental Businesses

The IRS recently provided guidance to real estate investors regarding the Qualified irs safe harbor real estate rentalBusiness Income (QBI) deduction under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA.) One of the weaknesses of the QBI provision of the TCJA was a lack of clarity in section 199A, which allows some taxpayers with pass-through businesses (e.g. LLCs and S-Corps,) to deduct 20% of their qualifying income.

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IRS Issues Guidance on Parking Expenses for Non-Profits

IRS Issues Guidance on Parking Expenses for Non-Profits

IRS Issues Guidance on Parking Expenses for Non-Profit Organizations

In Notice 2018-99, the IRS issued interim guidance on an issue that has vexed not-for-profitirs-issues-guidance-parking organizations since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December of 2017. Under the TCJA, the payment of Qualified Transportation Fringes (QTFs) by not-for-profit organizations falls under unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) and is subject to a tax of 21%. read more…

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