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An S corporation, for United States federal income tax purposes, is a closely held corporation (or, in some cases, a limited liability company or a partnership) that makes a valid election to be taxed under Subchapter S of Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code. In general, S corporations do not pay any federal income taxes. Instead, the corporation's income or losses are divided among and passed through to its shareholders. The shareholders must then report the income or loss on their own individual income tax returns.
S corporations are ordinary business corporations (or, in some cases, limited liability companies or even partnerships) that elect to pass corporate income, losses, deductions, and credit through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes. The S corporation rules are contained in Subchapter S of Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code (sections 1361 through 1379). S status combines the legal environment of C corporations with U.S. federal income taxation similar to that of partnerships.
Many clients ask me whether they should form an S-Corp or an LLC. In this video I discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type of business structure. If you have any questions, concerns, or topics you want addressed, please join us on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/pages/John-Michael-Miller-CPA-Inc/110267992394431 or on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/TaxMoneyAdvice Visit our website at http://www.IncomeTaxPreparation.com Visit our blog at http://www.AmericanAccountingServices.com
Emily Cowan, C.P.A., a Tax Consultant with Henssler Financial, explains how you can pay yourself as the owner of an S-Corp. Paying yourself a reasonable salary, withholding the proper FICA tax, and taking the proper distributions from the business are some of the most important steps to take. Fan and Follow Henssler Group -- Download the Henssler App Facebook: http://on.fb.me/14IxKoA Twitter: http://bit.ly/13rGJbI LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/17n8uTI YouTube: http://bit.ly/ehBglQ iPhone App: http://bit.ly/13yiG9y Google Play: http://bit.ly/1cyGALf
In this episode of All Up In Yo' Business, I answer the question that I know you are all just dying to know the answer to: what the heck is an S Corporation? Business owners may have heard the term "S Corporation" or may even be an S Corporation, but do not really understand what it means and how it affects their business. A corporation or an LLC can elect to be treated as an S Corporation for federal tax purposes, and doing so can potentially save the business and its owners significant amounts of money in federal taxes. If a corporation does not elect to be treated as an S Corporation, it will default to be taxed as a C Corporation. C Corporations experience "double taxation" and the income to the corporation is taxed twice. Electing to be treated as an S Corporation, however, causes t...
Video tutorial to learn more about how to structure your company, the tax classifications of LLC's and INC's, and how the S-Corporation tax status by a Small Business may be the choice for you! FREE consultations, visit: http://meetme.so/freebie Reasonable Salary: https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/S-Corporation-Compensation-and-Medical-Insurance-Issues S-Corp Calculator: http://www.myllc.com/corporation-calculator.aspx SE Tax: https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Self-Employment-Tax-Social-Security-and-Medicare-Taxes LLC Tax Classifications: http://www.companiesinc.com/llc/tax-classifications.asp What S-Corp Approval Looks Like: https://www.irs.gov/pub/notices/cp261_english.pdf Key Words: S-Corporation, Form 2553, Small Busine...
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Attorney and Entrepreneur Geoff Dietrich discusses the advantages of forming an S Corporation in your business
What the Heck is an S Corporation? https://youtu.be/i5to7Da3wMw LLC or S Corp? https://youtu.be/MoMo28wx5T0 I’ve posted videos in the past discussing S Corps and the benefits of forming an S Corp, but this question still comes up: how do I form an S Corp? Once you have formed your business and decide that you want your business to be taxed as an S Corp, how do you actually do that? If you have created an LLC for your business and you want it to be taxed as an S Corp, you will file IRS Form 2553. The form asks for some basic information about the business and it's owners, and is generally pretty straight-forward. The important thing to remember if you want to form an S Corp is that there is a deadline for submitting Form 2553 to the IRS. If you just formed your business, you have two ...
Video tutorial to learn more about S-Corporation tax status by a Small Business and how to Complete Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation. For more information visit: http://advisorfi.com FREE consultations, visit: http://meetme.so/freebie Reasonable Salary: https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/S-Corporation-Compensation-and-Medical-Insurance-Issues S-Corp Calculator: http://www.myllc.com/corporation-calculator.aspx SE Tax: https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Self-Employment-Tax-Social-Security-and-Medicare-Taxes LLC Tax Classifications: http://www.companiesinc.com/llc/tax-classifications.asp What S-Corp Approval Looks Like: https://www.irs.gov/pub/notices/cp261_english.pdf Key Words: S-Corporation, Form 2553, Smal...
"I am on payroll and receive a paycheck but also take out distributions. Are distributions from my S-Corporation taxable?" Generally, no. You are taxed on the net profit of the business in any given year. Whether you take it out as distributions or leave it in the company, you will be taxed on it in the year that you made it. Let's apply some numbers to this. Let's say in 2014 you made $100,000 income and had $75,000 in expenses. Your net profit (income minus expenses) is $25,000. This is the business income that you will be taxed on in 2014. You can leave it in the business bank account or take it out as distributions, but that $25,000 is taxable income either way. In addition, let's say you took $15,000 out as distributions in 2014 leaving $10,000 in the business bank account. Mo...