S-Corporation Tax Election

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What is the Form 2553?

The 2553 Form, known as the sub chapter S election, is required to be filed with the IRS to get S-Corporation status for purposes of federal taxation. Filing this Form with the IRS is used to convert a C-Corporation into an S-Corporation. If you elect for us to form an s-corporation on your behalf we will prepare the form 2553 and deliver it to you with your filed Articles of Incorporation. The form will designate where each of the shareholders and or officers of the corporation are required to sign. An addendum page is included with the Form 2553 that will provide the FAX number of the appropriate IRS office where the Form 2553 will need to be delivered to in order to receive the small business tax election status from the IRS. Within a couple of weeks a confirmation should be received from the IRS confirming that the the 2553 has been received and that the S Corporation tax election has been granted.

What is the “S Corporation Deadline?”

In order to elect S-Corporation status for an already existing C-Corporation for the current tax year, the corporation must file the IRS Form 2553 by March 15. If the corporation is filed on or after January 1 of the current tax year, then the S-Corporation election can be submitted anytime within the tax year as long as the filing is accepted no later than 75 days after the corporation has started any of the following activities listed below (whichever is earliest):

  • Issued stock to shareholders
  • Acquired assets
  • Conducted business as a corporation

If the S-Corporation electing is filed more than 75 days after the above listed items then the S-Corporation status would still be elected, but it would not go into effect until the beginning of the next calendar year.

Who Will Typically Elect the S Corporation Status?

Typically entrepreneurs will select the S-Corporation as the entity of choice for the following reasons:

  • The S-Corporation combines the advantages of the sole proprietorship, the partnership, the LLC and the corporation into one entity.
  • Unlike sole proprietors and the partners in a partnership the shareholders of the S-Corporation are granted the same level of limited liability and personal asset protection as are the shareholders of a corporation.
  • The S-Corporation allows shareholders to avoid the “double taxation” levied on shareholders of C-Corporations that is because all of the income or losses in a S-Corporation are reported only once on the personal income tax returns of the S-Corporation’s shareholders

Upon receiving a request to file an Annual Report we verify entity status to ensure it is in good standing. The next step is to prepare and file report with the governing state agency. The client will be mailed a copy of the filed report when it is returned from the state.

Corporate Fillings

Annual Reports

The majority of states requires that companies file periodic reports that affirm the current information of the companies members, directors and or business address.

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Amendment

Filed if a company requires changes to membership, addresses or company name.

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Certificate of Good Standing

Required by governmental and private agencies to validate a companies status in order to facilitate specified transactions.

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Dissolution

Used to formally terminate the existence of a entity.

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Change of Registered Agent

Use to update the registered agent on file with the state of formation.

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Registered Agent Services

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Corporate Services

Foreign Qualification

Filed when you need to expand your entity to new states.

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Corporate LLC Kit

All Corporations are required to maintain a "corporate minute book" that holds things like the formation paperwork, licenses, resolutions and meeting minutes. It is one of the first things requested when your company is audited or being sold.

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Employer Identification Number

An EIN is required to open a bank account, file taxes and submit payroll taxes.

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IRS Filings

S Corporation Tax Election

Corporations & LLC's can reap the tax benefits provided by the small business tax election.

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