Tag: Corporation
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Legal Structures for Contractors
There are four different core legal structures a contractoror may select. Each has its own restrictions, advantages and distinct issues requiring knowledge to ensure the best selection.
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Double Taxation – Not an Issue in Small Business
In the world of big business corporate earnings are taxed twice under the Internal Revenue Code. The first layer of taxation occurs with the traditional corporate income tax. The second tier of taxation happens when dividends are issued to shareholders. The shareholder pays an income tax at their personal rate.
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Forms of Business Ownership
When an entrepreneur starts out on his/her long journey of building a legacy with his business; he/she almost immediately focuses on the legal status of his business. Thoughts include: ‘Should I become a limited liability company or an S-Corporation?’; ‘What if I take on partners?’; ‘How do I get more capital without giving up control?’
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Corporate Documents – Introduction
‘The job isn’t done until the paperwork is complete’, a popular axiom used especially in business. It identifies with the requirement that every corporate entity maintain its legal status and understanding between all investors and the management team. These understandings are the essence of the “formation” of the corporate entity. Failure to do the paperwork can…
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Business Trusts
The common law definition of a business is an investment of capital or property by individuals which creates the means to carry on towards the goal of generating a profit. Every state recognizes different legal formats to conduct business. The simplest and most common is the sole proprietorship. Other forms include partnerships, limited liability company and of course…
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Treasury Stock – Fundamentals of Stock
Those corporations doing well and flush with cash sometimes buy back stock from their investors. Once purchased back by the company, the stock is called treasury stock.
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Profit Shifting in Small Business – Internal Shifting
Profit shifting in business is a term with two different interpretations. The more modern use of profit shifting refers to large multinational U.S. based companies shifting their respective profits to other nations with a friendlier and lower income tax rates. This article is written to explain the older and more traditional meaning of profit shifting specifically as…
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Limited Liability Company – Step By Step Setup
There is multi-step process to establish a Limited Liability Company (LLC). You must first be recognized by the state of origin and then apply to the Internal Revenue Service to identify the particular tax entity arrangement. Both recognition processes have several steps involved. This article guides the entrepreneur through each of the steps to create a Limited Liability…
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Limited Liability Company – Introduction to Basic Principles
The Limited Liability Company or LLC is really a fusion of two forms of business entity status. Each has unique positive attributes and legal protections.
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Dividends and Distributions – Use in the Proper Context
Dividends and distributions refer to the payment of cash to investors. Why are there two separate terms? Well, the term is tied back to the type of entity that makes the payment.