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If you're under the taxable income thresholds and have a business that has regular and continuous activity, you have a qualified business and can take the 20% deduction. The exclusion for specified businesses is the same under those thresholds, but for specified businesses the 20% deduction can phase completely out above those thresholds. Thankfully, IRS in the regulations interpret the restriction for where the principal asset is the reputation or skill of one or more owners or employees was limited to businesses that receive fees, compensation, or other income for endorsing products or services, or businesses in which a person licenses or receives fees, compensation, or other income for the use of an individual's image, likeness, name, signature, voice, trademark, or any other symbols associated with the individual's identity, or businesses receiving fees, compensation, or other income for appearing at an event or on radio, television, or another media format.

I need the damn planner

In this scenario, if the computer fixing happened simultaneously with being a restaurant employee, regs say the computer fixing is W -2 wages.

No, it has not been extended past 12/31/17. It is still part of a potential TCJA Technical Corrections/Tax Extenders Bill, which still shows no sign of movement in the current Congress.

Never mind, I figure it out, TP was being claim as dependent on parents return in 2017, not in 2018 and that solved the issue.

The state is accepting them. Since they are not going to process them until the issue is addressed it should be up to them to make changes in a taxpayer's return if they increase the standard deduction. I have submitted no returns which itemize. If it requires I amend a few , oh well, as I do advise folks the state is holding things up and a change may be necessary. Oh,Possi who in this world has a breakout of nerves in the tax season ?

I called again today. We are still holding. I sent an email to a very popular local newscaster. I hope something breaks loose soon. Here's one thing; I did a return today and her itemized deductions are only $600 away from her HOH standard. I could choose to itemize and let it fly. It would save her almost $500 in taxes, net. I wonder how many federal returns I have filed and should have done this. I hope not many. This really un-nerves me. I need to calm down, I know. But I've sent federals and will need new sigs for all these states, even if there is no change because of the dates. Sure as I let them fly as is, the standard will change or they will allow the A whether or not it was used on the federal. Ok, rant over. I feel better.

My print function, in ATX, only prints schedules with information on them. Check your printing preferences in your preference settings.

Simple solution - Set up a duplicate client and use the duplicate to calculate/keep track of book depreciation.

These forms. Aaugh. When I'm going over the returns with the client, I'm starting to say, "Just trust me, ok?"