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The IRS provided some guidance in Publication 535:


The ownership and rental of real property may constitute a trade or business. Notice 2019-07 provides a safe harbor under which rental real estate enterprise will be treated as a trade or business for purposes of the QBI deduction. For more information, on the safe harbor see Notice 2019-07. Rental real estate that does not meet the requirements of the safe harbor may still be treated as a trade or business for purposes of the QBI deduction if it is a section 162 trade or business.
In addition, the rental or licensing of property to a commonly controlled trade or business operated by an individual or a pass-through entity is considered a trade or business under section 199A.
 

Based on these instructions, Schedule E rentals are not included as Qualified Business Income, unless the activity is marked as Land or Self-Rental.  However, Lacerte and ProConnect Tax Online do provide ways to indicate Rental Real Estate income should be included in this calculation.

For more info on Safe Harbor Election, expected for release on 3/6, click here: Safe Harbor Election for Rentals- 250 hour rule

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