Do commissions received outside of a W-2 job qualify for the qualified business income deduction?

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It depends. If they were paid from your company, no. The IRS put in a condition that "contractor" income cannot come from your current or recently former employer to qualify as QBI, because they are considered to be wages that do not qualify for the QBI deduction. However, if the commission comes from an outside source, they can qualify.

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