Thinking of turning your sole proprietorship into a corporation? This could be a great idea — but be careful! You see, when you incorporate your business, you have to decide which assets you want to transfer to your new corporation and which you want to keep in your own name. For some assets, you get better tax benefits and better liability protection when you don’t transfer … [Read more...]
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Time to say farewell to your S corporation?
To paraphrase Bob Dylan, “the tax laws they are a changin.” This means that if you’re running your business as an S corporation you need to understand the current law and make plans accordingly. For example, consider this… High individual-rates and low corporate-rates might make a switch to a C corporation a very smart decision. Why should you consider making the change? … [Read more...]
Watch out for the S corporation tax on “built-in-gains”
Do you operate your business as a C corporation? Would you like to turn it into an S corporation? If the answer is “yes,” be very careful! You see the IRS’s “built-in-gains” tax keeps a C corporation from wriggling out of double taxation by switching to an S corporation and then instantly selling or liquidating all its assets. If you want to stay in Uncle Sam’s good … [Read more...]
How to avoid mistakes converting to an S corporation
The corporate tax rules for creating an S corporation look pretty simple. But looks can be deceiving. In fact, the tax code is full of little-known rules that can bite you if you haven’t done your homework. That’s why I suggest you check out my new article which has two purposes… It can help you avoid the potholes that will knock the wheels off your S corporation. (For … [Read more...]
How to escape the corporate-tax “lobster trap”
They say that corporate taxation is a lot like a lobster trap… “Easy to get in. Hard to get out.” If you are snared in a C corporation lobster trap and want out so you can switch to a sole-proprietorship, my new article is for you. You see, the conversion process to a proprietorship can be expensive and may or may not make sense for you. But don’t worry. I’ll give you all … [Read more...]