The Working Families Tax Cuts Act made 199A tax deductions permanent.
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 26, 2026… of REALTORS “On behalf of the National Electrical Contractors Association and our more than 4,500 members, I would like to thank Speaker Johnson and congratulate him on all the tremendous work House Republicans have accomplished under his leadership. “Most NECA members operate family-owned, pass-through businesses and the Working Families Tax Cut made the Section 199A small business deduction permanent. Had that provision not been included, the people working to wire our homes, hospitals, schools and businesses would’ve seen an enormous tax hike. …
As of 2026-10-26, multiple primary sources (IRS video script, House Ways and Means, SBA, Rep.
What we found
Supports. IRS business tax provisions script states the OBBBA 'makes the qualified business income deduction permanent' and that it 'was going to expire if not for this legislation.'[2]
Supports. Rep. Smucker's release states the Section 199A deduction 'was made permanent through the Working Families Tax Cuts,' and that the Main Street Tax Certainty Act provision was signed into law.[3]
Supports. SBA describes the Working Families Tax Cuts as 'Makes the small business tax deduction permanent, preserving the 199A 20% small business deduction.'[4]
Supports. House Ways and Means and Senate Republican materials both describe the permanent extension of the 20% qualified business income deduction under the Working Families Tax Cuts.[5][6]
Context. Rep. Meuser's proposed H.R. 8415 would raise the deduction from 20% to 23%; this is a pending proposal and does not contradict the enacted permanence.[7]
Context. PolitiFact notes the 2025 law extended a deduction for certain business income concentrated among higher-income Americans, a characterization of distribution rather than of permanence.[1]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 5 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Rulingspolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Business Tax Provisions — YouTube video text scriptirs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3From Main Street to family farms, small businesses power regionsmucker.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Working Families Tax Cuts - Small Business Administrationsba.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5ONE YEAR LATER: Working Families Tax Cuts Delivering ...waysandmeans.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6Big Wins for Small Businesses and the Next Generation of Workers in the ...republicanleader.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 7Capitol Roundup: Pa. Senate hearing highlights strategies to prevent future electric bill spikestimesleader.com · not rated · cited for: context
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