With federal estate tax estimated to affect only 1-in-1,500 families under current law, income tax planning has taken on greater importance. Section 199A is a relatively new provision of the Internal Revenue Code that allows owners of pass-through entities to deduct up to 20 percent of their qualified business income (QBI) … but the statute and proposed regulations are fraught with peril. Originally presented as part of the 62nd Annual Estate Planning Short Course, available in its entirety as P9004-19U.
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Just Passing Through: The 20 Percent Deduction for Qualified Business Income
With federal estate tax estimated to affect only 1-in-1,500 families under current law, income tax planning has taken on greater importance. Section 199A is a relatively new provision of the Internal Revenue Code that allows owners of pass-through entities to deduct up to 20 percent of their qualified business income (QBI) … but the statute and proposed regulations are fraught with peril. Are the potential benefits worth it? If so, will your client qualify? Can you benefit from this provision in your law practice? These and many other questions will be addressed … some definitively!
Thomas J. Pauloski, Bernstein Private Wealth Management, Chicago
