Question

Tanuja Singh is a CPA and operates her own accounting firm (Singh CPA, LLC). As a single-member LLC, she reports her accounting firm operations as a sole proprietor. Tanuja has QBI from her accounting firm of $540,000, reports W-2 wages of $156,000, and the unadjusted basis of property used in the LLC is $425,000. Tanuja is married and will file a joint tax return with her spouse. Their taxable income before the QBI deduction is $475,000, and their modified taxable income is $448,000. What is Tanuja's QBI deduction for 2019.

Answer 1

Tanuja is not entitled to a QBI deduction in 2019.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tanuja has QBI from her accounting firm of $540,000

W-2 wages = $156,000

Unadjusted basis of property used in the LLC = $425,000

Taxable income before the QBI deduction = $475,000

Modified taxable income = $448,000.

Her accounting firm is a "specified services" business and she and her spouse's taxable income before the QBI deduction is $475,000, which exceeds the threshold for 2019.