1.

Tanuja Singh is a CPA and operates her own accounting firm (Singh CPA, LLC). As a single member LLC, Tanuja reports her accounting firm operations as a sole proprietor. Tanuja has QBI from her accounting firm of $540,000, reports W-2 wages of $156,000, and the unadjusted basis of property used in the LLC is $425,000. Tanuja is married and will file a joint tax return with her spouse. Their taxable income before the QBI deduction is $475,000 and their modified taxable income is $448,000. What is Tanuja's QBI deduction for 2018.

a. $-0-.

b. $78,000.

c. $89,600.

d. $49,625.

e. None of these choices are correct.

2.

Jason and Paula are married. They file a joint return for 2018 on which they report taxable income before the QBI deduction of $200,000. Jason operates a sole proprietorship and Paula is a partner in the PQRS Partnership. Both are a qualified trade or business and neither is a specified services business. Jason's sole proprietorship reports $150,000 of net income, W-2 wages of $45,000, and has qualified property of $50,000. Paula's partnership reports a loss for the year, and her allocable share of the loss is $40,000. The partnership reports no W-2 wages and Paula's share of the partnership's qualified property is $20,000. What is their qualified business income deduction for the year?

a. $22,000.

b. $-0-.

c. $11,750.

d. $30,000.

e. None of these choices are correct.