Answer:
a. What is Rob and Marie's taxable income before the QBI deduction?
Rob and Marie's taxable income = Marie's wages + long term capital gains - standard deduction = $250,000 + $13,000 - $24,000 = $239,000
b. What is Rob and Marie's QBI?
QBI = total business income - total business expenses = $421,000 - $267,000 = $154,000
What is Rob and Marie's QBI deduction?$
the maximum possible QBI deduction is 20% of the QBI, but it starts to phase out if the couple's other income is more than $315,000 (currently the phase out threshold is a little higher $326,600). Since their taxable income is lower than the threshold, they can deduct the maximum amount = $154,000 x 20% = $30,800