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Filling out Form 8995 can be a crucial part of claiming your qualified business income deduction. This guide provides clear, step-by-step instructions tailored to help you navigate the online completion of this form with confidence.

Follow the steps to successfully complete the form online.

1. Press the ‘Get Form’ button to access the form and open it in your preferred editor.
2. In the first section, provide your taxpayer identification number and the names as shown on your tax return.
3. List the name of your trade or business in part 1(a) and the related taxpayer identification number in part 1(b). For part 1(c), input your qualified business income or loss.
4. Combine the amounts from lines 1i through 1v in column (c) to determine your total qualified business income or loss, which you will enter on line 2.
5. If you have a qualified business net loss carryforward from the prior year, enter that amount on line 3.
6. Calculate your total qualified business income by combining lines 2 and 3. If this results in a zero or negative amount, enter -0- on line 4.
7. To compute your qualified business income component, multiply the amount on line 4 by 20% (0.20) and enter the result on line 5.
8. For qualified REIT dividends and publicly traded partnership income or loss, fill in line 6. If applicable, input any loss carryforward from the prior year on line 7.
9. Combining lines 6 and 7, enter total qualified REIT dividends and PTP income on line 8. If this amount is zero or less, input -0-.
10. Multiply the amount from line 8 by 20% (0.20) to find the REIT and PTP component and enter it on line 9.
11. Add the amounts from lines 5 and 9 and enter this total as the qualified business income deduction before the income limitation on line 10.
12. Input your taxable income before the qualified business income deduction on line 11.
13. On line 12, enter your net capital gain.
14. Subtract line 12 from line 11. If the result is zero or less, enter -0- on line 13.
15. To find your income limitation, multiply the amount on line 13 by 20% (0.20) and enter this on line 14.
16. The final qualified business income deduction, which you will enter on your tax return, is the smaller amount from line 10 or line 14, noted on line 15.
17. Lastly, if you have any qualified business loss carryforwards, combine them and list them as instructed on the appropriate lines.

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