Last year the program netted REIT dividends with PTP losses.  The input format was a little different and there was no form 8995.  The worksheet in the 2018 program showed the netting.  I have two instances this year where I have REIT dividends and PTP losses.  The program ignores the loss and gives me 20% of the REIT dividend.  That is inconsistent with last year's treatment.  In both years the PTP was a suspended loss.  Either I am inputting it incorrectly or Lacerte is not calculating it correctly.  Has anyone run into this problem or have an idea about this?

I have the following site which shows how it is to be treated:

"If a taxpayer also invests in publicly traded partnerships, their REIT dividends must be netted with their income/loss from those PTPs first. Once the income is netted, the 20 percent QBI deduction is calculated. For example, if you have the same $10,000 in REIT dividends, but you also invest in PTPs that have combined net losses of $5,000 for the year, you must net those losses against the REIT dividends, then calculate the 20 percent deduction. Your net income from REITs and PTPs is $5,000, so your QBI deduction is $1,000."