Scott and Laura are married and file a joint tax return. Laura owns a sole proprietorship (not a "specified services" business) that incurs qualified business income of $300,000. The proprietorship pays W–2 wages of $40,000 and holds property with an unadjusted basis of $10,000. Scott is employed by a local school district. Their taxable income before the QBI deduction is $381,400 (this is also their modified taxable income What is their tentative QBI based on the W-2 Wages/Capital Investment Limit? 20,000 Determine their allowable QBI deduction. 75,000 X

Solution :

QBI           300000        W-2 wages      40000

Taxable    3814000      QBP                 10000

income

                                      W-2 limit

Phase                           greater of

out MFJ

Start          315000      50% of W-2       20000

Finish        415000    or 25% of W-2     10250

                                  + 2.5% of QBP

                                  Selected             20000     Being higher      As part 1

Taxable income above phase out

       66%

Now applying gross deduction and phase out

Gross deduction        Being 20% of QBI      = 66000

Less : wage limit of QBI                                 - 20000

Phase out %                                                     x 66%

Phase out amount                                           30,360

Final deduction = gross deduction- phase out amount

                         = 66,000 - 30,360

                         = 35,640