topic &quot;Can a self employed real estate agent with no income last year deduct expenses with the new 20% self employment deduction? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-a-self-employed-real-estate-agent-with-no-income-last-year-deduct-expenses-with-the-new-20-self/01/606991#M79487 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:56:52 GMT kkissel45 2019-06-06T05:56:52Z "Can a self employed real estate agent with no income last year deduct expenses with the new 20% self employment deduction? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-a-self-employed-real-estate-agent-with-no-income-last-year-deduct-expenses-with-the-new-20-self/01/606991#M79487 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:56:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-a-self-employed-real-estate-agent-with-no-income-last-year-deduct-expenses-with-the-new-20-self/01/606991#M79487 kkissel45 2019-06-06T05:56:52Z You need Qualified Business Income for the deduction.  Se... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/you-need-qualified-business-income-for-the-deduction-se/01/606995#M79489 <P>You need Qualified Business <I>Income</I> for the deduction.&nbsp; Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code provides many taxpayers a deduction for <I>qualified business income from a qualified trade or business</I> operated directly or through a pass-through entity.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:56:54 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/you-need-qualified-business-income-for-the-deduction-se/01/606995#M79489 Coleen3 2019-06-06T05:56:54Z