I've been asking this question for over a year and finally, the proposed regs seemed to allow QBID for statutory employees. (https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/is ... =25Jan2019)
I reviewed the final regs, but may have zoned out a few times over the course of 247 pages, I don't think anything changed regarding the sections of the proposed regs cited in the article above. So QBID is a go for many statutory employees.
Opinions?