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S corp received income, but did not pay wages to 80/20 married shareholders. They hope the S corp can make discretionary contributions to their respective 401(k) accounts to reduce income passed through to them. My understanding is that discretionary contributions cannot exceed the lesser of 100% of the participant's compensation, or $55K (for 2018). The plan administrator said since it is an LLC, husband and wife owned and (incorrectly) assumes they are 50/50 owners, it can be done as if it is a partnership. Does anyone have experience in dealing with this situation?
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If it is being taxed as a sub S for income tax purposes, I believe it is treated as such for retirement issues as well. With that said, if no payroll was paid, there isn't going to be any 401k contribution.
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