{"id":3979,"date":"2026-04-02T14:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:02:50","slug":"april-2026-question-and-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/april-2026-question-and-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2026 Question and Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QUESTION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the pass-through income deduction for businesses?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ANSWER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This deduction was set to expire at the end of 2025, but it was extended by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Owners of some pass-through businesses can continue to claim a deduction of up to 20% of qualified business income, plus 20% of qualified real estate investment trust (REIT) dividends and qualified publicly traded partnership (PTP) income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deduction phases out at $403,500\u2014$553,500 (joint filers), $201,750\u2013$276,750 (single filers), and $201,775\u2014 $276,775 (married filing separately\u2014not including the qualified business income deduction. Above these thresholds, the deduction is based on whether you&#8217;re a specified service trade business (SSTB).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUESTION What is the pass-through income deduction for businesses? ANSWER This deduction was set to expire at the end of 2025, but it was extended by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). 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