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HOPE2
Level 7
October 4, 2023
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S-CORP and OWNER SHAREHOLDER EMPLOYEE OF COMMERCIAL BULDING

  • October 4, 2023
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Hi to all and greatly appreciated it if anybody can help me.

Shareholder employee is owner of commercial building and also has an S-corp business in that blading.

Building has no loan.

Can he use accountable plan for reimbursement of rent from S-corp so he will not have to have Sch E in his 1040?

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Jim-from-Ohio
Intuit Community Champion
October 4, 2023

should have a Schedule E

sjrcpa
Level 15
October 5, 2023

If he owns the building, he's not paying rent. How can the S Corp reimburse him for rent?

The more I know the more I don’t know.
IRonMaN
Level 15
October 5, 2023

It must be one of those net-net-net-net-net-net-net-net-net-net-net-net-net leases. 

Slava Ukraini!
HOPE2
HOPE2Author
Level 7
October 5, 2023

Thanks but I did not understand was very short.

qbteachmt
Level 15
October 5, 2023

"Can he use accountable plan for reimbursement of rent"

Accountable plan means that a person paid, personally, for a business expense owed by their employer, and owed to the party which is owed the amount typically for goods and services, and that is a reasonable and customary expense for that business, and can be proven (shown to be accurate and incurred).

You seem to want the shareholder-employee to pay themselves (as landlord) a rent, then turn in the receipt to themselves (as employer) to be repaid?

What typically is done, is the S Corp has a lease agreement with the LLC or individual who owns the building, and the S Corp pays rent to the landlord (as usual) and would issue a 1099-Misc for Rent expense. The landlord has Rental Income to report personally.

There is no need to bring a circular process into it, as Accountable Plan.

But self-rental rules come into play here. You can google:

self-rental S Corp

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HOPE2
HOPE2Author
Level 7
October 5, 2023

@qbteachmt, it was an awesome explanation, thanks a lot.