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A C corporation is distinguished from an S corporation, which generally is not taxed separately. Many companies, including most major corporations, are treated as C corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. C corporations and S corporations both enjoy limited liability, but only C corporations are subject to corporate income taxation. [1]
An S corporation (or S Corp), for United States federal income tax, is a closely held corporation (or, in some cases, a limited liability company (LLC) or a partnership) that makes a valid election to be taxed under Subchapter S of Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code. [1] In general, S corporations do not pay any income taxes.
S.A.S (Société Anonyme Simplifiée): ≈ Unlisted public company (Au), Close Corporation (CC) (S. Africa), Private Corporation (Can); often used for subsidiaries; minimum of one director and two members/shareholders; no limit on share capital; liability can be restricted to director; no "one share – one vote" principle
C corporation. The traditional structure in which the number of shareholders and class of stock aren’t limited and both the corporation and the shareholders pay taxes. S corporation.
An S corporation is a special form of corporation designed for smaller companies. They can only have a maximum of 100 shareholders. Like other corporations, S corps have detailed accounting and ...
After electing corporate tax status, an LLC may further elect to be treated as a regular C corporation (taxation of the entity's income prior to any dividends or distributions to the members and then taxation of the dividends or distributions once received as income by the members) or as an S corporation (entity level income and loss passes ...
A foreign eligible entity that became an association taxable as a corporation under the foreign default rule described below. A foreign corporation that is not identified as a corporation under Treasury regulations §301.7701-2(b)(8). If a foreign corporation is not identified on the list included in these regulations, it qualifies as an ...
A public benefit corporation is a legal entity that is organized and taxed as either an S corporation or C corporation. [39] Founders will want to keep in mind that C-corporations experience a double tax associated with profits and again with dividends or payouts to shareholders. [40]