{"id":13918,"date":"2024-12-28T13:08:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T20:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:10:11","slug":"processing-s-corp-payroll","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_1","link":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/","title":{"rendered":"Processing S Corp Payroll"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table Of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/#Establishing_the_Salary_Amount\" >Establishing the Salary Amount<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/#Payroll_Cadence\" >Payroll Cadence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/#Tax_Planning_and_Withholdings\" >Tax Planning and Withholdings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/#Payroll_Adjustments\" >Payroll Adjustments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/#Estimated_Tax_Payments\" >Estimated Tax Payments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/#Unemployment_and_Workers_Compensation\" >Unemployment and Workers Compensation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/#Salary_First_Distributions_and_Loans_Second\" >Salary First, Distributions and Loans Second<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/#Taxpayers_Comprehensive_Guide_to_LLCs_and_S_Corps_2025_Edition\" >Taxpayer\u2019s Comprehensive Guide to LLCs and S Corps 2025 Edition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/#Talk_to_a_Small_Business_CPA_About_Your_Situation\" >Talk to a Small Business CPA About Your Situation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb\/processing-s-corp-payroll\/#Schedule_Discovery_Meeting_Now\" >Schedule Discovery Meeting Now<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31209 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/015325_294797829_s_corp_payroll_300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>By <strong>Jason Watson, CPA<\/strong><br \/>\nPosted Sunday, December 29, 2024<\/p>\n<p>In this section we will discuss establishing the salary amount, payroll cadence, tax planning and withholdings, and adjustments.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Establishing_the_Salary_Amount\"><\/span>Establishing the Salary Amount<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019ve discussed the theory behind calculating a reasonable S Corp shareholder salary in another chapter. You are also aware of the benefits of an S corporation such as K-1 income being taxed at the income tax level only, and not subjected to payroll taxes such as Social Security, Medicare, unemployment or disability taxes. This is one of the reasons you are using an S Corp election (probably the only reason).<\/p>\n<p>As the theory of S Corp salary suggests, the amount to pay as a reasonable wage is dependent on you but also on the health of the business. Here\u2019s what we do at WCG-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During the initial onboarding, we review your qualifications and projected net ordinary business income after expenses and deductions for the year. From that information, we determine a reasonable salary amount. Not too high. Not too low. Goldilocks style.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Next, we adjust the income tax withholdings to account for your overall income tax obligations as a household. Our goal is to land on tax neutrality which we define as a $1,000 refund from the IRS and a $500 refund from the state. This requires tax planning, which is only done in May, June, July, November and December (the other months are shockingly filled with tax return preparation). As such, if we fire up payroll in Q1 or Q3, then we SWAG it (yes, accountants can SWAG things) and mark our calendars to tighten up the income tax withholdings once the tax plan is done (see Tax Planning below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>We establish a cash needs number for processing payroll. A general rule of thumb is about 10% over the recommended salary for employer related payroll taxes. For example, let\u2019s say a reasonable shareholder salary is $60,000 or $5,000 per month. The cash that is necessary to be in your business banking account each month is about $5,500 ($5,000 + 10%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>WCG uses ADP for payroll processing, and our platform is called \u201cRun Wholesale.\u201d Not sure why. But the clever thing here is that we get to say your payroll is on \u201cRun and Done\u201d similar to \u201cSet it and forget it.\u201d Keep in mind future tax planning and adjustments, which we will discuss in a bit. We know, it\u2019s super riveting and you just can\u2019t wait.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another consideration is a late S corporation election with equally tardy payroll events. Let\u2019s say it is October and we want to go back to January 1 with a late S Corp election, and we also establish a reasonable shareholder salary of $60,000. There are only 3 months remaining, so each month will be $20,000 in salary amounts to account for the entire year. There might be some tinkering with the cash needs if you\u2019ve already paid a bunch of estimated tax payments for the year.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Payroll_Cadence\"><\/span>Payroll Cadence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>WCG recommends processing shareholder payroll for your S corporation monthly unless you already have a team on a payroll cadence such as bi-weekly or semi-monthly. Some accountants will simply run S Corp payroll once a year in December. In our opinion, this is bad for three big reasons-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This contradicts your intention to establish a salary based on your credentials, work patterns, complexity of the business, etc. All those theoretical things the IRS and Tax Court use to determine a reasonable salary (we discussed separately in another chapter). To the best of your ability and circumstance, salaries should be forward-looking or contemporaneous, at least have the appearance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Running payroll once a year is a horrible budgeting tool. By processing payroll monthly, we ease you into your tax obligations throughout the year. We also tie estimated tax payments into payroll which further helps you budget (more on that when we get into the nuts-and-bolts examples later in this chapter). A $60,000 one-time salary event in December could easily require over $25,000 in cash for tax withholdings. We are all humans first, and budgeters second. Spreading the pain throughout the year helps your cash flow budget and subsequent decision-making (should you buy a new car or a used car).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Some states will close payroll accounts if you file more than two quarterly payroll filings in a row without salaries or wages. Processing shareholder payroll monthly avoids this issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tax_Planning_and_Withholdings\"><\/span>Tax Planning and Withholdings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Estimated tax payments change as well when you have an S Corp, especially the first year. Generally, you are required to pay at least 100% of your prior year tax liability or 90% of your current year tax liability whichever is lower. If you earn over $150,000, you must pay 110% of your current year tax liability. How do you keep that straight?<\/p>\n<p>Here is some more WCG elegance (yeah, we\u2019re bragging a bit)- we calculate and pay your quarterly estimated tax payments through your payroll withholdings. No more writing separate checks or using online payment portals, and tracking due dates. We do this by manually entering your federal and state withholdings accordingly to reflect the tax liability for your W-2 income and your K-1 income, plus other household sources. Beauty!<\/p>\n<p>Technically we are not paying estimated taxes, but we are sending money off to the taxing agencies via payroll.<\/p>\n<p>For example, let\u2019s say you have a net ordinary business income (profit) after expenses and deductions before shareholder salaries of $150,000 and a reasonable salary of $60,000. From there, we look at all household income sources such as your spouse\u2019s income and withholdings, rental income, pension income and anything else that is material to your tax world.<\/p>\n<p>Then we create a mock tax return (the tax plan). That\u2019s right! We extrapolate all this data, pump it into a tax return and determine your tax obligations. We do this periodically throughout the year. Nothing is as accurate as a mock tax return. Yes, you can use Excel or other online estimators, but a tax return is the best tool.<\/p>\n<p>Then we crunch some more numbers. Here is a summary from our internal work paper with some assumptions-<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 70%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Taxable Income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">184,718<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Income Tax Calculation<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">33,606<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Less Other Withholding Sources<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">-8,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Household Tax Deficit<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">25,606<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Less W-2 From S Corp<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">-26,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Less Estimated Tax Payments<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">April Tax Obligation (Federal)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>-874<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>What the heck are we showing you here? The taxable income is making some assumptions such as spousal income, itemized deductions, exemptions, etc. The $184,718 is just a number. Please accept as is.<\/p>\n<p>The tax related to this income is $33,606 according to the mock tax return and your spouse has withheld $8,000 on his or her W-2. The resulting house tax deficit in this example is $25,606. If we simply entered $60,000 into the payroll system and let payroll tables figure out the withholdings it might come up with $7,000ish. This would be a tax surprise in April since you would owe $18,000ish. Yuck. Bad news is OK. Surprises are bad.<\/p>\n<p>This is because the payroll computer does not know about your K-1 income. The net ordinary business income after expenses and deductions from your S Corp tax return. Generally, when you have multiple income sources, especially ones without a withholding component such as K-1&#8217;s and rentals, relying on payroll tables to determine withholdings is woefully inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>You could also have income disparity. For example, let\u2019s say you earn $150,000 and your spouse earns $30,000. When your spouse\u2019s employer computes tax withholdings, the payroll system does not understand that the household income is $180,000. It can only make basic assumptions. In this disparity, even if the $30,000 spouse claims 0 exemptions on a W-4 (max withholdings), the taxes withheld will not be enough when combined with the $150,000.<\/p>\n<p>Our tax planning and income tax withholdings adjustments fix this.<\/p>\n<p>To summarize, we compute your household tax liability and subtract external withholding sources to determine the amount of tax to be withheld from your S Corp payroll. No more estimated payments (usually). No more underpayment penalties. This is a nice way of reducing some chores in your world.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Payroll_Adjustments\"><\/span>Payroll Adjustments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There are various payroll adjustments throughout the year. Let\u2019s say you onboard with WCG in February. We are going to do a quickie calculation of the reasonable salary and income tax withholdings to get things launched. However, in May, June or July (tax planning months) we are going to dig into the details, prepare the tax plan and make an adjustment to your payroll processing.<\/p>\n<p>Another common scenario is where you might not be able to accurately predict your business activity for the year. For example, a real estate agent in March has no idea how much he or she will earn for the year. But in October and November, there is enough history to predict the future. What we do with this is use a small salary such as $500 per month to check the box, and then make adjustments in July and certainly in November.<\/p>\n<p>Yet another situation is the S Corp owner who is experiencing rocket growth. If we use the previous year as a proxy for the first half of the next year (which is common), a large adjustment must be made in July to account for the growth. The adjustment is not necessarily about salary as it is about tax planning and income tax withholdings.<\/p>\n<p>A common question is \u201cDoes it look bad if my salary changes throughout the year?\u201d The answer is simply No. Think of sales and commissions or bonuses. Many professionals and other employees see varying incomes throughout the year. Also, the IRS looks at things in aggregate, and assumes that income and taxes withheld were evenly paid throughout the year. Big swings in income from year to year is certainly a trigger for audits, but a mid-year salary adjustment is not that.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Estimated_Tax_Payments\"><\/span>Estimated Tax Payments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our goal is to increase income tax withholdings to account for your overall household tax obligations. However, there are times when this doesn\u2019t work well, and separate estimated tax payments are necessary. There are two primary reasons for this.<\/p>\n<p>First, you have a low salary relative to your solo 401k plan contribution. For example, a reasonable shareholder salary of $36,000 is determined. You are 52 years old, and want to defer $23,500 (for the 2025 tax year) plus catch-up of $7,500 for a total of $31,000. That leaves $5,000 for Social Security, Medicare and income tax withholdings. Never going to happen, so a separate estimated tax payment will be needed.<\/p>\n<p>The other reason is similar to the above; your shareholder salary is low compared to your K-1 (which is net ordinary business income after expenses and deductions). For example, your W-2 is $100,000 but your K-1 is $500,000. Yes, you have employees so you are not being limited on the Section 199A qualified business income deduction. No, you don\u2019t have enough \u201croom\u201d on your paycheck to increase income tax withholdings to cover the taxes associated with $600,000 in gross income. Even if your effective tax rate with the IRS and the state was only 20%, which is low, it still doesn\u2019t work with a $100,000 W-2.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unemployment_and_Workers_Compensation\"><\/span>Unemployment and Workers Compensation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We addressed these issues in Chapter 4. Please review. Here is a summary of the topics-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FUTA and SUTA- unemployment tax. Unavoidable. You might be able to opt out, and as the Minnesota example in an earlier chapter illustrates, there is a tax savings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SDI- state disability insurance. Might be able to opt out for single-owner corporate officers such as California and New York.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Workers Compensation Insurance- has nothing to do with unemployment or state disability insurance, and is not interchangeable with those terms. This is purely insurance coverage for on the job injuries and is provided by private insurance such as State Farm, All State, Farmers, etc. Ask your local insurance agent if you can opt out. Typically, you can since you don\u2019t plan no suing yourself for a paper cut or a rogue paperclip stabbing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Salary_First_Distributions_and_Loans_Second\"><\/span>Salary First, Distributions and Loans Second<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We wanted to throw this at you as well. Shareholders must be paid a salary before any shareholder distributions are paid out or loans are advanced to shareholders. This requirement is a technicality. You can take a shareholder distribution as an S Corp owner prior to paying a salary to yourself throughout the year. At the end of the year, however, you must have W-2 income if you received shareholder distributions.<\/p>\n<p>If the business cannot afford to pay salaries, it is not necessarily required to do so. There is some gray area involving large depreciation expenses and other non-cash reductions in business income. So, if you have a pile of cash but experience a loss due to large depreciation, for example, you might still be required to pay salaries. If you believe your business won\u2019t be profitable, then we suggest deferring the S Corp election to another tax year. 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Advisors<\/strong>, a boutique yet progressive tax, accounting and business consultation firm located in Colorado serving small business owners and taxpayers worldwide.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jason-watson-cpa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17327 entered lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 35px!important; width: auto!important;\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/linkedin-150x150-1.png.webp\" alt=\"Jason Watson CPA LinkedIn\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jason@wcginc.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17334 entered lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 35px!important; width: auto!important;\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mail-150x150-1.png.webp\" alt=\"Jason Watson CPA Email\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6915e437409dd\" class=\" wd-rs-6915e437409dd wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title img-right kb \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-800 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taxpayers_Comprehensive_Guide_to_LLCs_and_S_Corps_2025_Edition\"><\/span>Taxpayer\u2019s Comprehensive Guide to LLCs and S Corps 2025 Edition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31529 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LLC-S-Corp-Web-and-Social-GFX_275-250x300-1.webp\" alt=\"Taxpayer\u2019s Comprehensive Guide to LLCs and S Corps 2025 Edition\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/>This KB article is an excerpt from our 420+ page book (some picture pages, but no scatch and sniff) which is available in paperback from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcginc.com\/amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, as an eBook for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcginc.com\/kindle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindle<\/a>\u00a0and as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcginc.com\/pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF<\/a>\u00a0from ClickBank. We used to publish with iTunes and Nook, but keeping up with two different formats was brutal. 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Our job remains being professionally detached, giving you information and letting you decide within our ethical guidelines and your risk profiles.<\/p>\n<p>We see far too many crazy schemes and half-baked ideas from attorneys and wealth managers. In some cases, they are good ideas. In most cases, all the entities, layering and mixed ownership is only the illusion of precision. As Chris Rock says, just because you can drive your car with your feet doesn\u2019t make it a good idea. In other words, let\u2019s not automatically convert \u201cyou can\u201d into \u201cyou must.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s chat so you can be smart about it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We typically schedule a 20-minute complimentary quick chat with one of our Partners or our amazing Senior Tax Professionals to determine if we are a good fit for each other, and how an engagement with our team looks. Tax returns only? Business advisory? Tax strategy and planning? 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