I have an S Corporation with section 179 loss carryforward from 2017. Why isn't Lacerte using this loss to calculate the 2018 Qualified Business Income Deduction?

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December 7, 2019
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Best answer by rbynaker

Yes, that seems to be broken at the moment, but from a tax law standpoint I'm not convinced that a 179 c/o from prior to 2018 would be considered an item of QBI. Check the regs, I know they're pretty clear when it comes to PAL carryovers and the need to track pre-TCJA and post-TCJA amounts when determining QBI. I'm assuming the same concepts apply to S179 pre- and post- amounts.

I'm not saying I know the answer, just that you might want to research it more before reaching your conclusion.

Rick

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Yes, that seems to be broken at the moment, but from a tax law standpoint I'm not convinced that a 179 c/o from prior to 2018 would be considered an item of QBI. Check the regs, I know they're pretty clear when it comes to PAL carryovers and the need to track pre-TCJA and post-TCJA amounts when determining QBI. I'm assuming the same concepts apply to S179 pre- and post- amounts.

I'm not saying I know the answer, just that you might want to research it more before reaching your conclusion.

Rick

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matt2Author

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According to the Journal of Accountancy article dated January 22, 2019, The IRS released proposed regulations to amend Prop. Regs. Sec. 1.199A-3(b)(1)(iv) to provide that previously disallowed, suspended, limited, or carried over losses are taken into account for QBI purposes on a first-in, first-out basis and are treated as from a separate trade or or business.

Is there away to override the QBI calculation in Lacerte to include the S Corp loss carryforward from 2017 into the 2018 QBI calculation?