Title 26 › Subtitle A — Income Taxes › CHAPTER 1 — NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES › Subchapter B — Computation of Taxable Income › PART VI — ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS › § 199A
Lets people who are not corporations take a new tax deduction equal to the smaller of two things: either their combined qualified business income amount, or 20% of their taxable income after subtracting net capital gain. The combined amount comes from each business (generally 20% of that business’s qualified profit) plus 20% of certain REIT dividends and income from publicly traded partnerships. That business-level 20% is capped by a wage/property limit: it cannot exceed the greater of 50% of the business’s W–2 wages or 25% of those wages plus 2.5% of the unadjusted cost of qualified property. If your taxable income is at or below $157,500 (double for joint filers), the wage/property cap does not apply. The cap phases in over the next $75,000 of income ($150,000 for joint filers). Certain service businesses (and many investment managers or traders) lose the deduction once income is above the threshold, though they may get a partial benefit below it. There is also a rule that active businesses with at least $1,000 of qualified business income get at least a $400 deduction. The $157,500, $400, and $1,000 amounts are adjusted for inflation in later years. Key terms in one line each: combined qualified business income amount — the total deductible amount from all your businesses and certain REIT/partnership income; qualified business income — net business profit or loss from a trade or business (not including capital gains, most dividends, or certain interest); W–2 wages — reported employee wages that can be tied to the business; qualified property — depreciable tangible property used in the business; threshold amount — $157,500 for single filers (200% for joint); qualified REIT dividend and qualified publicly traded partnership income — specified types of income from REITs and public partnerships that get special treatment.
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26 U.S.C. § 199A
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110