S Corporation

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S Corporation

A corporation that elects not to be taxed as a corporation. That is, the corporation does not directly pay federal income tax on its earnings. Similar to a partnership, it passes its income or losses and other tax items on to its shareholders.

S Corporation

A business with few shareholders that is exempt from some taxes levied on other corporations. Specifically, an S corporation is not responsible for taxes on its profits (corporate taxes) and is taxed as if it were a partnership. However, it may have no more than 100 shareholders. An S corporate structure allows a company to take advantage of some of the benefits of incorporation without all of the responsibilities attached to it.

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Note the breathtaking implications if in the future this decision is extended beyond Subchapter S corporations, to include other business arrangements, such as partnerships, individual proprietorships, or limited liability corporations where there are pass-throughs of tax liability.

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It is now organized as a Subchapter S corporation with eight shareholders who are all related family members.

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Many Subchapter S corporations are locked into elections made years ago; while they would prefer to adopt the tax-favored partnership form, they cannot without a heavy tax toll charge.

Recent reform and simplifications for S corporations

A new Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) report, titled "The Internal Revenue Service Does Not Always Address Subchapter S Corporations' Officer Compensation during Examinations," may signal the beginning of a new Service position on the compensation issue.

Employee-owner compensation in C and S corporations

These figures included companies that had zero earnings as well as Subchapter C and Subchapter S corporations. (Subchapter S corporations have 35 or fewer shareholders and enjoy special tax advantages; Subchapter C corporations are regular corporations.)

Leading the way: how African American businesses can help alleviate unemployment for blacks

Under the SBJPA, the law governing subchapter S corporations underwent numerous changes, one area of which will open up new estate planning opportunities for CPAs concerning the types of trusts allowed to hold S corporation stock.

Electing small business trusts

(63) See Joint Committee on Taxation, Law and Proposals Related To Subchapter S Corporations and Home Office Deductions (JCS-16-95), 5/24/95, Table 3.

Current developments - eligibility, elections and terminations; operations; reorganizations; and legislation

As a result, the only firms represented are individual proprietorships, partnerships and Subchapter S corporations. Many of the larger black Subchapter C corporations were left out of the report altogether, a fact that leaves the validity of the census report open to debate.

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Part of the problem with the Census Bureau report is its use of administrative data which includes only individual proprietorships, partnerships and Subchapter S corporations. Many larger firms are Subchapter C corporations and are not captured in the Census data.

How the Census Bureau devalues Black businesses

(2) Joint Committee on Taxation, Present Law and Proposals Relating To Subchapter S Corporations and Home Office Deductions (JCS-16-95), 5/24/95, Table 3.

S corporation current developments: S corporation eligibility, elections and terminations; operations; reorganizations; and proposed legislative changes

"Any hopes have been dashed," he said, "by nex taxes and the potential for additional health care costs." He added, "I just received a notice from a supplier announcing that it had raised prices for the first time in four years specifically because of higher taxes on subchapter S corporations." He concluded, "The NFIB's growth forecast for the second half of the year might be on the optimistic side."