Question

Complete the paragraph below to answer the following question, "Why do you think the QBI deduction is limited to earnings from a business conducted in the United States and doesn't also include business income from a foreign business activity?

A possible reason may be that most businesses  ________ (worldwide/in the US) operate as sole proprietorships, partnerships, or S corporations, rather than as C corporations and Congress needed a means of reducing the taxes on businesses that operate in different business forms. Also, a primary goal for tax reform in 2017 was to ______ (lower/raise) the Federal income tax rate for C corporations, improving the ____________ (investment overseas/international competitiveness) of U.S. corporations and attracting investment ________ (overseas/in the US) from non-U.S. multinational corporations.

Answer 1

A possible reason may be that most businesses in the US operate as sole proprietorships, partnerships, or S corporations, rather than as C corporations and Congress needed a means of reducing the taxes on businesses that operate in different business forms. Also, a primary goal for tax reform in 2017 was to lower the Federal income tax rate for C corporations, improving the international competitiveness of U.S. corporations and attracting investment overseas from non-U.S. multinational corporations.