Description

Even though they have been around for several years, the tax laws pertaining to S corporations remain some of the more difficult areas of the Internal Revenue Code. In this course, we will examine how S corporations break away from the normal tax rules for flow-through entities. We will explore which employee benefits are disallowed for S corporation shareholders, as well as which taxes are assessed at the entity level. Finally, we will discuss how state level taxation may have changed permanently with the addition of PTE elections.

Instructor: Dave Peters, CPA, CFP, CLU, CPCU, MST, MBA

Target Audience

Tax and financial advisors with clients who have formed S corporations

Course Objectives

Recognize the factors to consider when evaluating the reasonableness of S corporation shareholder compensation

Recall which fringe benefits will result in additional W-2 income for S corporation shareholders

Calculate the built-in gains tax and excess passive income tax

Identify the federal income tax implications of a PTE election at the state level

Subjects

Reasonable compensation

Fringe benefits for S corporation shareholders

Built-in gains tax

Excess passive income tax

Notice 2020-75: PTE elections