Bryan Posted March 11, 2024 Posted March 11, 2024 If an S Corp has net income of $364,600 and the owner does not take a salary, how much can be contributed to a pension plan?
Popular Post Lou S. Posted March 11, 2024 Popular Post Posted March 11, 2024 You don't say what type of plan or if there are other employees involved, but if the owner does not have any W-2 compensation than their 415 compensation from the S-Corp is $0. acm_acm, Luke Bailey, Mr Bagwell and 2 others 5
Popular Post CuseFan Posted March 11, 2024 Popular Post Posted March 11, 2024 If you're asking about for the owner the answer is ZERO. Only W2 pay counts as compensation and qualifies the owner as also an employee. You also have an issue with requirement for S-corp owner/employees to take a reasonable salary. Belgarath, Luke Bailey, Bri and 4 others 7 Kenneth M. Prell, CEBS, ERPA Vice President, BPAS Actuarial & Pension Services kprell@bpas.com
justanotheradmin Posted March 11, 2024 Posted March 11, 2024 https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/s-corporation-compensation-and-medical-insurance-issues If you share what kind of plan it is, pension, 401(k) etc, and if there are other employees, etc, and what kind of contribution they are wanting ( employer, deferral, etc.) I think folks can provide better insight. Luke Bailey 1 I'm a stranger on the internet. Nothing I write is tax or legal advice. I'd like a witty saying here, but I don't have any. When in doubt, what does the plan document say?
Paul I Posted March 12, 2024 Posted March 12, 2024 @CuseFan's comment about the requirement for S-corp owner/employees taking a reasonable salary trumps everything. Regardless of any considerations about a plan definition of compensation, the S-corp owner must have a reasonable W-2 salary. The answer to the question of how much an S-corp owner can contribute to a pension plan can vary widely. A fundamental question is for which employees (including the owners) does the owner wish to provide a retirement benefit? Another fundamental question is how much can the business afford to contribute to the plan year, and is this stable and sustainable over time? And, what are the owner's personal expectations for how the plan may benefit the owner? With the answers in hand, there will be a starting point for suggesting a plan design and presenting all of the pros and cons of the alternatives. Belgarath and Luke Bailey 2
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