The S corporation issues a W-2 to the shareholder-employee just as it would to any employee. The shareholder-employee must include the wages on his or her federal income tax return. The company can then set up a defined benefit plan for employees of the corporation.
Single-member S-corporations can establish a solo 401(k) plan, also known as a one-participant 401(k) plan.
An S corporation, sometimes called an S corp, is a special type of corporation that's designed to avoid the double taxation drawback of regular C corps. S corps allow profits, and some losses, to be passed through directly to owners' personal income without ever being subject to corporate tax rates.
Now that you are an S Corp, a Solo401K is usually the best retirement plan option. This is because the contribution limits are much higher than other retirement plans (Traditional IRA, Roth IRA).
Now that you are an S Corp, a Solo401K is usually the best retirement plan option. This is because the contribution limits are much higher than other retirement plans (Traditional IRA, Roth IRA).
401(k) plan contributions If you are a common-law employee of the S corporation: you can make salary deferral contributions to the 401(k) plan based on your Form W-2 compensation; and. your employer can make matching or nonelective contributions to the plan based on your Form W-2 compensation as a common-law employee.
What about single-member S-corps? Single-member S-corporations can establish a solo 401(k) plan, also known as a one-participant 401(k) plan. This plan allows the owner to make both employee and employer contributions.