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December 7, 2019
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Can contributions to a deferred compensation account be added to shareholder basis if the s-corp owns the account?

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Best answer by PhoebeRoberts

No. The whole point of deferred comp is that it's funded with money the employee doesn't yet have (and hasn't paid income taxes on...). The money belonged to the corp both before and after the account was funded.

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PhoebeRoberts
Intuit Community Champion
December 7, 2019

No. The whole point of deferred comp is that it's funded with money the employee doesn't yet have (and hasn't paid income taxes on...). The money belonged to the corp both before and after the account was funded.

JalaniAuthor
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December 7, 2019
Thank you.