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The subsequent item you reference is "self-employment income" for purposes of self employment tax under Sec. 1402. 401k has its own definitions and regulations, which are related to - but independent of - those referenced. 

As you surmise, there is no way to avoid the deemed gain on transferring it out of the Federal corporate structure, into a pass through structure.There are potential ways to to transfer out the future appreciation while leaving the bulk of the 'old' appreciation in the S-Corp, but no way to get that 'old' appreciation out of the corp without triggering a gain.Last item to reiterate - this gain is at the S-level, so it’ll give rise to S/H basis (while simultaneously reducing basis via the distribution).

You can easily do this on a spreadsheet, and it will take less time to track than finding and learning new software.

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Later on, as my corporate limits increase, I can do the same thing but with larger deals and take advantage of other D&B/CAPEX score benefits (which I'm still learning about).

In my learning, it's always been suggested to get multiple quotes (2-3).