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S Corp owner health insurance premiums

By David J. Rothfeld posted 01-22-2015 11:59 PM

  
S Corporation has a group plan that either was in or out of the "NY Market Place" The two stockholders of the S-corporation dropped out of their group getting coverage via their broker individually through the "NY Marketplace."   Their corporation pays their monthly premium.

Am I able to show the premium gross and net payroll, pay no FICA/Medicare/FUTA or NYUI (thus W-2 shows in box 1 the premium paid and zero's in boxes 3 and 5 of the W-2) with the stockholders in turn picking up said premium as an adjustment to gross income?
OR do they owe income tax withholding as well FICA/Med/FUI and NYUI?

Is there a IRS issue because the corporation is paying an individual premium as recently discussed at our national meeting down in Florida?
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01-26-2015 10:44 AM

Dave:
I believe the answer is no. As it is individual coverage, it is compensation, and is subject to FICA, medicare, etc.