This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:

• How to determine if an S corporation distribution is a tax-free return of capital or a taxable capital gain.

• The critical difference between stock basis and debt basis, and why only stock basis absorbs distributions tax-free.

• The specific year-end basis ordering rule: Income first, then Distributions, then Losses.

• How to apply the four-tier distribution system for S corps with prior C corporation Earnings and Profits (E&P).

• Why shareholder basis is the ultimate limit for deducting S corporation losses passed through on Schedule K-1.

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