@poncho_mike While the CPA correctly described the fact that the QBI deduction only applies when you have positive income, deleting the entry isn't the answer. That's because you have to record these values, since they carry over to future years when you can actually use the deduction (for something like ET, it will be when you sell, and the Ordinary Income you receive qualifies for the deduction). You can choose to do that record keeping outside of TT, but you definitely need to do it if you want to take the QBI deduction in the future.
Also, a negative number for 20Z is common with MLPs, and isn't the source of the error.
When you put the number back in, and complete the interview on the Section 199A income it creates, go into Forms mode and look for a form with a red ! mark. Sometimes, fixing the error is as simple as finding the red box on that form and seeing what it wants.
On the SUN Box 1, box 2, are you saying that you were told just to add the Box 2 $1 into box 1? That's definitely not the way the tax rules work, but the CPA may have just decided that it wasn't worth messing with $1. Just note that you're going to see those entries every year you hold ET, so will need to continue making the same choices. The other option -- just creating a K-1 to track the rental income (none of the other boxes are going to pertain to it and go with the box 1 items -- is pretty straightforward.
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