On August 8, 2018 the Internal Revenue Service released long awaited guidance in the form of proposed regulations on this new deduction which provides definitions and clarifies several points that are of special interest to many taxpayers. The following are the key points.

Passed on December 22, 2017, the new deduction referred to as the Section 199A deduction for qualified business income has limitations in terms of eligibility, the types of activities that qualify, and the amount that can be deducted.