TaxGuyBill, if you say there's no excuse for not filing a F1099, then why did you make the argument about having a history of not filing the forms creating a problem later if the QBI deduction is claimed? I believe you may have gone into circular reasoning. Some people recommend claiming the Safe Harbor and others do not. I think you need to accept the fact that people have differing opinions. I suggest you do what you feel is correct and let others do the same. Carl is correct.
