16300: Entering Health Insurance for 1120S 2% Shareholders in Drake Accounting (DAS)

 To set up Health Insurance for a 2% Shareholder, follow the steps below: 

1. Go to Employees > Deductions & Benefits, select the Benefits tab and click the  icon to create a new benefit.
2. In the Taxing and Income Options drop list, select Taxed - Apply to Gross only. This will automatically place it in W2 box 1 and 941 box 2. 
3. Edit the other information as needed, including descriptions, accounts, etc.  Click Save.
4. Activate the benefit for each shareholder employee by going to Employee > Employee Setup.
5. Select the employee and click the Benefits tab.  Select the benefit, then click the  icon.
6. Double click on the benefit on the right side, enter the amount in the activated data entry fields, then click Save.

For more information about 2% s-corporation shareholder health insurance, see Publication 15:

"Health insurance plans. If you pay the cost of an accident or health insurance plan for your employees, including an employee's spouse and dependents, your payments aren't wages and aren't subject to social security, Medicare, and FUTA taxes, or federal income tax withholding. Generally, this exclusion also applies to qualified long-term care insurance contracts. However, for income tax withholding, the value of health insurance benefits must be included in the wages of S corporation employees who own more than 2% of the S corporation (2% shareholders). For social security, Medicare, and FUTA taxes, the health insurance benefits are excluded from the 2% shareholder's wages.