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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.
A study of a cross-section of Subchapter S firms with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan shows that S ESOP companies performed better in 2008 compared to non-S ESOP firms, paid their workers higher wages on average than other firms in the same industries, contributed more to their workers' retirement security, and hired workers when the overall U ...
S.A (Société Anonyme): ≈ Public Limited Company (P.L.C) (UK), Corporation (US/Can) 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 ...
The tax rules for employee share ownership vary widely from country to country. Only a few, most notably the U.S., the UK, and Ireland have significant tax laws to encourage broad-based employee share ownership. [5] For example, in the U.S. there are specific rules for Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).
An entity, which is eligible to make an election, is referred to as an eligible entity. Generally, a corporation organized under U.S. federal or state statute (and referred to as a corporation, body corporate or body politic by that statute) is not an eligible entity. However, the following types of business entity are treated as eligible ...
Since 95% of businesses are incorporated as pass-through entities [12] Examples include "sole proprietorships, partnerships and S corporations that currently pay taxes at the individual rate of their owners." [2] whose owners pay taxes as if it were personal income at a much lower rate. This represents a large tax cut for owners that is capital ...
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]
It combines the simplicity and flexibility of an LLC with the tax benefits of an S-corporation (self-employment tax savings). [28] Some legal scholars argue that corporate income taxes are intended to limit the power of corporations and to offset the legal benefits corporations enjoy, such as limited liability for their investors. [29]