The federal income tax filing deadline for calendar-year partnerships, S corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs) treated as partnerships or S corporations for tax purposes is March 15. While this deadline is nothing new for S corporation returns, it’s...
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Your Weekly ReadS-Corporation shareholders: Establish reasonable compensation
If you run your business as an S corporation, you’re probably both a shareholder and an employee. As such, the corporation pays you a salary that reflects the work you do for the business — and you (and your company) must remit payroll tax on some or all of your...
What every entrepreneur needs to know about material participation
You can only deduct losses from an S corporation, partnership or LLC if you “materially participate” in the business. Without material participation, your losses are generally “passive” and can only be used to offset income from other passive activities. Any excess...
Corporate Loan? Structure the transaction carefully
Whenever cash or property passes between a closely held corporation and its shareholders, there are generally tax consequences. You can control these consequences by documenting your intentions for the transaction to be considered a corporate loan instead of a...
Conducting Your Small Business as an S Corporation
Many businesses elect to operate as an S corporation to take advantage of federal tax benefits. The primary reasons for electing S status are limited liability of a corporation and the ability to pass corporate income, losses, deductions and credits through to...
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