Get S Corporations (part 2)

2% Shareholder Employee Discounts, on premise athletic facilities, de minimis fringe, retirement planning services •Educational assistance programs – sometimes! Dependent care assistance programs – sometimes!

If you provide health insurance to employees who own more than 2% of stock in your S Corp, the premiums are tax deductible for your company. And, the premium amounts are taxable for your employees. You must include the amount of the S Corp shareholder health insurance premium in the employee's taxable wages.

Two-percent shareholders in an S corporation are required to pay taxes on the following fringe benefits: Premiums for group-term life insurance coverage worth up to $50,000. Premiums for health, accident, disability, and long-term care insurance. Meals and lodging provided for the employer's convenience.

A 2-percent shareholder-employee is eligible for an above-the-line deduction in arriving at Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) for amounts paid during the year for medical care premiums if the medical care coverage was established by the S corporation and the shareholder met the other self-employed medical insurance deduction ...

A 2% shareholder is any person who owns – directly or indirectly, on any day during the taxable year – more than 2% of the outstanding stock or stock possessing more than 2% of the total combined voting power of the corporation.

The K-2 and K-3 is now mandatory for all Partnerships and S Corporations unless you can qualify for exemption under the DFE. On December 23, 2022, after several drafts, the IRS finalized the Partnership and S Corporation instructions for Schedules K-2 and K-3 for tax year 2022 with updated DFE.

The following fringe benefits are NOT includible in the compensation of 2-percent shareholders of an S corporation: qualified retirement plan contributions; qualified educational assistance up to $5,250 (tax-free benefits are not available if more than 5 percent of the educational assistance benefits are provided to 2- ...