On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the legislation commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill or OBBBA, which includes several changes to the federal income tax treatment of trade or business activities....more
In this fourth installment of my multi-part series on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”), Steve Nofziger and I discuss a provision of the Act that impacts pass-through business entities and their owners, Code Section...more
Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress enacted the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for owners of pass-through businesses, and which include Subchapter S corporations, LLCs, sole proprietorships, and even certain...more
Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code, introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), created an opportunity for business owners to substantially lower their income taxes. Subject to many qualifications, beginning in...more
Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress enacted a new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for owners of pass-through businesses, and which include Subchapter S corporations, LLCs, sole proprietorships, and even certain...more
One of the most dramatic changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017 was the creation of a new 20% qualified business income ("QBI") deduction under new Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code (the...more
The Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction (“QBI Deduction”) generally provides a 20% deduction (or reduction) of a taxpayer’s qualified net business income received from a pass-through...more
When it was announced that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included a new 20% deduction for qualified business income (“QBI”) of pass-through businesses, many business owners started planning for huge tax savings. Hopefully, their...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 28 – February 1, 2019. January 28, 2019: The IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2019-04,...more
From its inception, Section 199A made it fairly clear that the deduction for qualified business income (“QBI”) would not apply to all income in respect of pass-through businesses. Aside from limitations dependent on the...more