Before you try to get rid of the deduction, know that there are a couple
of possibilities as to why the deduction is reflected on your return. Per the
definition below from Congress of what is included in the Qualified Business
Income deduction calculation, one possibility is if you received a 1099 DIV
with an amount in Box 5, the dividends from a REIT can be included in the
calculation. Another possibility is if you had any 1099 MISC income with
an amount in box 7 (non employee compensation), the IRS requires that income
reported on Schedule C and it would be included in the QBI deduction
calculation:
Per the IRS recently
released Notice
2019-07, the following is a definition of the income included in the QBI
deduction calculation:
Congress
enacted section 199A (the Qualified Business Income Deduction) to provide a
deduction to non-corporate taxpayers of up to 20 percent of the taxpayer’s
qualified business income from each of the taxpayer’s qualified trades or
businesses, including those operated through a partnership, S corporation, or
sole proprietorship, as well as a deduction of up to 20 percent of aggregate
real estate investment trust (REIT) dividends and qualified publicly traded
partnership income.
