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You don't distribute retained earnings. You distribute the cash. It is tax free to the shareholders up to the amount of their basis in the S Corp stock.
Plus, I think the shareholders would prefer getting the cash instead of a piece of paper saying "here is your distribution of retained earnings" 😉
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