William Rogers

There’s no easy answer to this question, though the entity choice considerations have undergone some changes due to the new tax law. For tax years beginning in 2018 and beyond, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) created a flat 21% federal income tax rate for C corporations. Under prior law, C corporations were taxed at rates as high as 35%. The TCJA also reduced individual income tax rates, which apply to sole proprietorships and pass-through entities, including partnerships, S corporations, and, typically, limited liability companies (LLCs). The top rate, however, dropped only slightly, from 39.6% to 37%.

On the surface, that may make choosing C corporation structure seem like a no-brainer. But there are many other considerations involved.

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Blake Christian - Choose Business Entity Part 2

More tips about determining the right corporate, partnership or other structure that’s best for your business—and where you are in life.

Key Takeaways:
• The legal structure of your business operations can have a significant impact on your annual income tax and estate planning.
• When you and/or your heirs expect to be at or near the maximum income tax rates, you will generally want to leave appreciated and appreciating assets in the taxable estate, rather than transfer them prior to death.
• In general, assets with the potential to appreciate in value should not be placed into an S or C Corporation.

As many of you know, The Tax Act of 2017 created a host of changes and considerations for successful business owners in their families. There are six widely used business operating structure. In Part 1 {LINK} of this article we discussed Sole Proprietorships (Schedule C), Limited Liability Companies (LLC) and Limited Partnerships. Here will take a closer look at the other three
entities: General Partnerships, Subchapter S Corporations and Subchapter C Corporations.

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Charles Woodson, S- Corp Or C-Corp

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has left many of today’s businesses with big questions. Incorporation remains a hot topic, but this law is shaking things up. It’s quick to assume your company should be one or the other, but without careful consideration of the facts, your organization may end up facing financial loss, hefty tax penalties or missed tax savings.

The goal of this type of incorporation is to minimize tax burdens, but the wrong decision can be costly. In a C Corp, the company pays corporate taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. But, in an S Corp, there’s no entity tax. Rather, taxes are paid through an individual return.

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Tax Job, Vice President Tax Job, Los Angeles, CA

TaxConnections Executive Search Services Division has recently been retained to conduct a search for a Vice President Tax with experience in real estate, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions. 

We would genuinely appreciate your taking the time to review the  Vice President Tax opportunity and refer this to anyone you know who may be interested in learning more.

Vice President Tax

Responsibilities include global tax strategy, tax planning and compliance; review of all domestic and international corporate, partnership and other income tax returns; and implementing and managing company’s activities (partially insourced and partially outsourced).

The Vice President Tax will report directly to the CFO in identifying and developing effective tax strategies and planning techniques to minimize overall tax burden of consolidated group of companies and minimize overall costs associated with the tax structure. The Vice President of Tax will lead acquisition structuring and due diligence including tax integration efforts.

The role requires research and analysis of tax issues; working with external advisors on domestic and foreign authoritative tax laws, corporate strategies, decisions, regulations and rulings; and advising senior management regarding the impact and tax liabilities. The Vice President Tax will oversee all tax-related payments; review and preparation of income tax projections for cash flow modeling; liaise with domestic and foreign business units, and external service providers on tax matters, and manage the coordination of audits and inquiries by various taxation authorities.

Reply to Kat Jennings to learn more about VP Tax opportunity.

 

 

Jim Marshall, How Tax Reform Affects Business Entity

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), signed by President Trump in Dec. 2017, has significant implications for how businesses will assess the choice of entity. Prior to reform, partnerships were a very common choice of entity, but with the new provisions in TCJA, the C corporation has become an appealing option once again (but with some caveats).

The assessment by the National Law Reviewprovides details on these signficant developments in choice of entity. In general it makes a helpful point: the entity choice will continue to involve a number of considerations, such as the makeup of the investor base, capitalization structure, borrowing requirements, likelihood of distributing earnings, state tax environment, compensation and benefit considerations, participation of owners in the business, presence of foreign operations, and sale or exit strategies.

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TaxConnections, Tax Question
Am I Better To Put Rental Real Estate In A Sub-S Corporation, An LLC Or A Partnership?

 

Every Friday, TaxConnections addresses a question submitted to our Ask Tax Questions platform. We ask our members to offer their thoughts on the question of the week. We realize you may need more information which you can request in the comments section below or on the TaxConnections website directly with our visitor.

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Tax Advisor’s – What Are Your Thoughts On This Question Of The Week?

My client has an 1120-F entity and wishes to convert it to a C-Corp or S-Corp. Is there a way to do this without any tax implications? He is a US citizen and the corp has two buildings that generate rental income.

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Many of you are wondering how the new tax rate changes will impact you. Obviously, we can’t answer that off the top of our heads as each person’s situation is different, and in many cases, experts are still trying to figure out how the changes will play out. One of the biggest changes is the corporate tax rate reduction to a maximum of 21% versus the maximum tax rate for individuals being around 37%.

The new tax legislation becomes effective January 1. That means many business owners are now considering whether to reorganize themselves as C corps.

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The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have become aware of a type of transaction, described below, that is being used by taxpayers for the purpose of generating deductions. This notice alerts taxpayers and their representatives that the tax benefits purportedly generated by these transactions are not allowable for federal income tax purposes. This notice also alerts taxpayers, their representatives, and promoters of these transactions of certain responsibilities that may arise from participating in these transactions.

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Welcome to 2018 and your new 2018 Tax Laws. If you are not aware, there is a new Tax Law that will affect all of you in our Professional care this year.

We know, understand and respect that each of your company’s DNA is unique. There are no simple answers to complex questions. Lately, the U.S. business media is abuzz with ideas and recommendations relative to the “best” corporate structure. While these are generic and generalized suggestions, some might have merit; there is little value without considering all the factors surrounding a business including, but not limited to: Read More

Many US entrepreneurs set up an LLC in the beginning, because it is straightforward and not too expensive. Generally, this is a good approach for the start as LLCs offer liability protection and other advantages. However, entrepreneurs are often not aware that with increasing income, switching from LLC to S Corp makes financial sense.

Why you should consider switching from LLC to S Corp

As your income from your LLC increases, so does the self-employment tax. You earn more, you pay more tax, but your ability to contribute to retirement accounts does not change. This is where converting the LLC to S Corp has advantages. Read More

Manasa Nadig

One of the most positive aspects of my job is to talk to people who come in with their start-up ideas. Whether those are tried & tested ideas or totally out of the box schemes, the excitement at starting something new is always palpable. It’s like planning a baby’s room or buying a new house.

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