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Grifforama
Level 2

Drawdowns and how to classify them

So, I am a single person S Corp in NY.

I pay myself a monthly wage, and drawdown form the Business account when needed.

My questions are as follows.

My drawdowns are obviously just transfers from the business account to my personal account.

Do I classify them both as transfers, one from the business account and one to the business account ? Or should I classify one as a transfer, and the other as an entry to an equity account (owners pay and personal expenses)

And the wage debits from my business account, I should classify them as entries to the Wage expense account ?

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john-pero
Community Champion

Drawdowns and how to classify them

As a working shareholder of an S corp you are required to pay yourself  a reasonable W2 wage which means gross pay plus employer taxes. Other distributions you make are from shareholder equity and are generally non taxable unless you exceed pass through income. There are additional details involved but you start with you being an employee.

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