It's actually the opposite of what you said in your first sentence. Your consulting business does qualify for QBI unless you exceed the threshold amount. Please see below and this link for more details.
The specified service trade or business (SSTB) classification doesn’t come into play as long as total taxable income is under $157,500 ($315,000 if filing jointly). At higher income levels, the deduction for SSTBs is reduced and in some cases, eliminated.
For the purposes of the QBI deduction, an SSTB is defined as any trade or business that performs services in the fields of:
- Accounting
- Actuarial science
- Athletics
- Consulting
- Health
- Law
- Performing arts
- Financial services
- Brokerage services (including investment management and investing, trading, or dealing in securities, commodities, or partnership interests)
Engineering and architecture were specifically excluded from the SSTB definition as it relates to this new deduction.
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