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New Businesses
At Sun Accounting Services, our goal is to assist you in making the best decisions for your new company from inception. Selecting the best structure for your business type is one of the primary decisions you will have to make, and it’s an important one. The business structure you choose affects your tax liability and financial obligations going forward.
Since new businesses can choose from a number of different suitable corporation options, we will take the time to consider each option and assess its benefits and disadvantages for your business before suggesting the most suitable business model for your new company.
New companies are most often registered as one of these six business structures:
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
A Limited Liability Company is also known as a LLC, a specific form of a private company in the United States. LLCs combine the taxation of a partnership or sole proprietorship with the limited liability of a corporation. It is a legal form of a company that protects its owners (or members) from personal liability of the company’s financial obligations but for tax reasons runs as a non-corporate business organization. It is not a corporation.
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
An LLP is similar to an LLC in that it merges pieces of a partnerships and corporations. All partners are protected – like a corporation – from mistakes, negligence or malpractice from other members of the company. Partners of an LLP are expected to have the same level of management responsibility. Profits are split amongst partners and tax liability falls on each member personally, not the LLP.
C-Corporation
A C-Corporation business structure refers to a type of corporation in which business profits are taxed according to the Internal Revenue Code, Subchapter C. A C-Corporation’s profits are taxed separately from its owners. It is a for-profit, state-formed entity where most owners receive salaries and deductible “benefits” to avoid paying a “double-tax”. This double-tax happens when profits are paid out and are taxed again on a personal level.
S-Corporation
An S-Corporation business structure refers to a type of corporation in which business profits are taxed according to the Internal Revenue Code, Subchapter S. S-Corps are often created to avoid the double-tax issue problem common in C-Corps. In an S-Corporation only the shareholders are taxed. They have to pay state fees and file Articles of Incorporation with the state (as does a C-Corp), but an S-Corp also has to make a special tax election. Profits are not taxed on a corporate level but instead all profits (and losses) are directly passed to the company’s shareholders and paid on a personal level.
Partnerships
Partnerships can be very complex as there are a number of different types of partnership entities. This business structure hold the partners personally responsible for financial (and other) obligations. The partnership does not pay taxes but instead the profits and losses are passed on to the partners who file as though they are a sole proprietor.
Sole Proprietorship
The IRS defines a sole proprietor as an individual who owns an unincorporated business by himself or herself. Sole proprietors are 100% responsible and liable for their business. You must also pay Self-Employment Tax, the Medicare and Social Security taxes that employers normally pay for W-2 employees, as well as quarterly estimated taxes.
Existing Businesses
If your business is already registered as a sole proprietorship or general partnership, there are some incorporation options we can help you explore. Sun Accounting Services can assist you throughout the review of company's structure or the process of forming a new corporation.
As mentioned above, each business structure has its own advantages and drawbacks associated with it, and depending on the unique conditions of your business, can be beneficial or detrimental to your company. Since the IRS gives corporate entities tax benefits that are not available to small business, it’s important to properly review the options that are right for your business and ensure you are properly positioned to take advantage of all the tax benefits possible.
Contact Us
Whatever your current business situation, Sun Accounting Services will take the time and care needed to discuss the applicable tax and legal implications. We will help you carefully evaluate your business and determine the type of structure most suited to your business needs.
Please call us today for a FREE consultation at 561.504.6075 or send us an email to set up a consultation.