According to the IRS Newsroom:

Solely for the purposes of § 199A, a safe harbor is available to individuals and owners of passthrough entities who seek to claim the deduction under section 199A with respect to a rental real estate enterprise. Under the safe harbor a rental real estate enterprise will be treated as a trade or business for purposes of the QBI deduction if certain criteria are met. For more information, on the safe harbor see News Release IR-2019-158.

To complete the Qualified Business Income (QBI) section for rental property in TaxAct:

1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then click Federal.
2. Click Rent or Royalty Income in the Federal Quick Q&A Topics menu to expand, then click Real estate rental income.
3. Click + Add Schedule E, Pg 1 to create a new copy of the form or click Edit to review a form already created.
4. Continue with the interview process to enter all of the appropriate information.
5. On the screen titled Rental and Royalty Income - Property Type, select from the Property type drop-down, then click Continue.
6. On the screen titled Qualified business income deduction information, check the applicable option, then click Continue.

Related Links

• Qualified Business Income Deduction - General Information
• Qualified Business Income Deduction - Pass-Through Partnership Income
• Qualified Business Income Deduction - Pass-Through S Corporation Income
• Qualified Business Income Deduction - Sole Proprietor Income
• Qualified Business Income Deduction - View Entries

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