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CR CREATING A CORPORATION:
OVERVIEW
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THE STRUCTURE OF A S: CORPORATION
S corporations are corporations that elect to pass corporate income, losses, deductions and credit through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes. Shareholders of S corporations report the flow-through of income and losses on their personal tax returns and are assessed tax at their individual income tax rates. This allows S corporations to avoid double taxation on the corporate income. S corporations are responsible for tax on certain built-in gains and passive income.
To qualify for S corporation status, the corporation must meet the following requirements:
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Be a domestic corporation
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Have only allowable shareholders
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Have no more than 100 shareholders
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Have one class of stock
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Not be an ineligible corporation i.e. certain financial institutions,
insurance companies, and domestic international sales corporations.
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FINANCING YOUR CORPORATION
IV. Business
Planning .
COMPENSATING YOURSELF IN A CORPORATION
The Internal Revenue Service is taking steps to ensure compliance with employment and income tax requirements relating to executive compensation. These steps are part of IRS's goal to improve tax compliance by corporations and high income taxpayers.
Executive compensation has evolved dramatically in recent years, in creativity, complexity, and dollar value. Stock options, deferred compensation, fringe benefits, and other "non-cash" alternative forms of compensation are becoming increasingly popular and making up larger and larger parts of executives' overall compensation packages.
There are multi-faceted tax implications for all forms of executive compensation: income and employment tax issues for the employers who pay the compensation and the executive employees who receive it. In addition to the increasing use of non-cash compensation, the use of partnerships and trusts (both domestic and offshore) in the handling of compensation is increasing. These factors add considerable complexity in determining current and future year tax liabilities for executives and their employers.
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INCORPORATION PROCEDURES OVERVIEW
The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 was enacted on September 27, 2010. The SBJA contains some tax provisions that take effect this year. Other tax provisions will be implemented during the next several years.
Several of the provisions are designed to encourage investment and provide access to capital for businesses. The following is a list of those specific tax provisions now in effect; additional information will be added to this page as it becomes available.
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WHAT TO DO AFTER YOU INCORPORATE
IX. HOW TO RUN A CORPORATION-Call 510-595-1332