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# Important Updates to the Pass-Through Deduction

[Admin](https://scottandco.com/blog/author/admin)  Oct 10, 2018, 12:00:00 AM

[Scott and Company Advisor>Volume 3 Issue 5](https://scottandco.com/blog/tag/scott-and-company-advisorvolume-3-issue-5)

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The Tax Reform Act of 2017 gave us the new Section 199A pass-through deduction - a valuable tax deduction available to many businesses. It also gave us some eligibility requirements that have to be met to take the deduction. This whitepaper discusses these eligibility requirements, which were recently clarified in a set of proposed regulations released by the IRS. [Follow this link to read our full report.](https://scottandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/passthroughdeduction.pdf?utm_source=Scott+and+Company+Newsletter+Volume+3+Issue+5-+External&utm_campaign=Scott+Advisor+Special+Edition+Pass+Through+Update&utm_medium=email)

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