Saving an E-Commerce Brand $28,000 a Year with an S-Corp Election
A fast-growing online seller was overpaying self-employment tax as a sole proprietor.
The owner was running about $180,000 in annual profit through a sole proprietorship, paying the full 15.3% self-employment tax on every dollar.
We elected S-Corp status, set a reasonable W-2 salary, restructured the remainder as distributions, and set up compliant payroll and monthly bookkeeping.
The business cut its self-employment tax by roughly $28,000 a year and now has clean, tax-ready books.