Unit 9 Flashcards

1
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What is the simplest business form

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Sole proprietorship - no paperwork to start or dissolve

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2
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How does sole proprietorship report tax

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Schedule C with Form 1040, it’s the business income statement.

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What part of self employment tax do sole props. pay?

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Sole proprietors pay self-employment tax, covering both employer’s and employee’s shares of Social Security and Medicare tax.

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What is the default business type for someone starting a business w/o choosing an entity?

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Sole prop.

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What is a major disadvantage of sole proprietorship?

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Unlimited liability for the owner. Personal and business assets at risk for owner’s or family’s wrongdoing.

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How would you lower your liability as a sole proprietor?

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Liability can be lessened with business liability insurance and personal liability protection.

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A partnership is formed when?

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Formed when two or more individuals do business together without choosing a formal business structure.

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Qualifying non-recourse financing means

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Qualifying non-recourse financing means debt issued by a bank, pension fund, or governmental agency.

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9
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Partnership special allocations

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the partners can agree to split items of revenue and expense something other than pro rata ownership percentages.

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What can a partner include in their basis?

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Partnership debt can be included in partners basis, including recourse or qualifying non-recourse financing.

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Special allocations allowed in partnership accounting, as long as

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as long as substantial economic effect is maintained.

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Partner’s basis benefits from partnership debt in what structure?

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Partner’s basis benefits from partnership debt only in a partnership, not in an S-corporation.

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Special Economic Effect in partnership

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each partner’s capital account and tax basis must reflect these special allocations

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14
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How do partnerships compensate partners?

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through guaranteed payments, not salaries

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15
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Partners pay self employment taxes on what income?

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Guaranteed payments, not salary

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16
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General Partnership

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  • Involves two or more partners.
  • All partners have unlimited liability for the business.
  • Each partner is personally liable for the actions of the other partners.
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17
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General Partnership partner liability

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Each partner is personally liable for the actions of the other partners.

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18
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Partnerships file what form

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All partnerships file IRS Form 1065

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19
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Individual partners receive what form?

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K1 - detailing revenue and expense items for personal Form 1040 reporting

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20
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An LLC can choose to be taxed how?

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sole proprietor (if single-member), partnership, or corporation.

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What taxation method would an LLC typically choose due to favorable accounting features?

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Partnership has favorable accounting features

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22
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LLC offers liability protection similar to what

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similar to corporations

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23
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Are all laws the same regarding LLC taxation and liability protection?

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No state laws vary

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24
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LLCs taxed as partnerships

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Face similar tax issues as partnerships, including special allocations with substantial economic effect.

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25
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General partners in an LLC taxed as partnerships incur what

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General partners Incur guaranteed payments AND self-employment taxes

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How does recourse and nonrecourse debt work with an llc taxed as a partnership

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Partners Benefit from recourse and qualifying non-recourse debt, enhancing basis in the entity for partners.

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27
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LLCs taxed as partnership use what forms

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File IRS Form 1065, with individual members receiving Form K-1 detailing revenue and expense items for personal Form 1040 reporting.

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28
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C corps file what form

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IRS Form 1120

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C corp officers, shareholders and directors have liability limited to their what

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limited to their investment in the corp

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Dividend deduction for C corps

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dividend deduction for dividends from investments in other corporations.

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C corp Dividend taxation varies based on ownership stake

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-Less than 20% ownership: 50% of dividends not taxed.
-20%-80% ownership: 65% of dividends not taxed.
-80% or more ownership: 100% of dividends not taxed, treating the investee as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

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32
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What is the biggest drawback of a C corp?

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Double taxation: Dividends taxed at entity and individual levels, but recent rate reductions lessen this.

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33
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What is the most expensive business form?

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C Corp is the most expensive business form, requiring extensive legal documentation.

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34
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What does S corp have in common with partnerships and LLCs?

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Pass thru entities

35
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Shareholders, officers, and directors have what liability in an S corp

A

limited

36
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Do S corps have double taxation?

A

No - they are pass thrus

37
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S-corporations don’t have full tax-deductible benefits or dividend received deductions, what does?

A

C corp

38
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In an S corp, who has to vote to elect IRC subsection S treatment? (how many votes)

A

All shareholders (unanimous vote) must agree to elect for IRC subsection S treatment

39
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Who needs to vote for a dissolution of an S corp? (how many votes)

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simple majority

40
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To qualify as an S Corp the business must meet the definition of a what?

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To qualify as an S-corporation, the business must meet the definition of a small business corporation

41
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S Corp requirements

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S-Corporation Requirements:

  • Must be a domestic corporation.
  • Shareholders must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens.
  • Limited to 100 shareholders.
  • Shareholders can be individuals, certain trusts, estates, and specific tax-exempt organizations.
  • Only allowed one class of stock, but different voting rights permitted.
42
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If an S corp has 100 shareholders and someone gets divorced what could happen

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Some shares could go to the spouse so there would now be more than 100 shareholders

43
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How many classes of stock in an s corp?

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Only allowed one class of stock, but different voting rights permitted.

44
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The 2004 Job Act Family Election:

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  • Allows all family members to be treated as one shareholder.
  • Family members include a common ancestor, lineal descendants, and spouses or former spouses of lineal descendants.
  • The common ancestor must be within six generations of the youngest shareholder at the time of the election.
  • The common ancestor doesn’t need to be alive at the time of the election.
45
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S-Corporation Debt and Basis:

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  • Debt in the S-corporation’s name doesn’t increase shareholders’ basis, unlike in partnerships.
  • Direct loans from shareholders to the corporation increase the lender’s basis.
  • Repayment of shareholder loans isn’t taxable but reduces the lender’s basis.
  • All S-corporations file IRS Form 1120S, with individual shareholders receiving Form K-1 detailing revenue and expense items for personal Form 1040 reporting.
46
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Does debt in S corp’s name increase shareholder basis?

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Debt in the S-corporation’s name doesn’t increase shareholders’ basis, but it does in a partnership

47
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What form do S Corps file?

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Form 1120S, with individual shareholders receiving Form K-1 detailing revenue and expense items for personal Form 1040 reporting.

48
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What happens with repayment of shareholder loans in an S corp? (taxability and basis)

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repayment of shareholder loans isn’t taxable but reduces the lender’s basis.

49
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Trust Structure (3 parts)

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  • Grantor: Creator of the trust.
  • Trustee: Holds title to trust assets.
  • Beneficiaries: Benefit from the trust.
50
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Association

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  • Not a legal entity but a group of individuals joined for business or social purposes.
  • Formed by submitting Articles of Association at the state level.
51
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Is an association a legal entity?

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Not a legal entity but a group of individuals joined for business or social purposes.

52
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Appreciated Securities Exchange (forming a business)

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  • When an owner exchanges appreciated securities for ownership in a business, it’s treated as if the securities were sold.
  • Owner is taxed on the gain, calculated as the fair market value (FMV) minus the basis.
53
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Debt Relief Taxation (forming a business)

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  • When an owner’s debt obligation is relieved by the new business entity, the entire debt amount becomes taxable income for the owner.
54
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Service Partner Compensation (forming a business)

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  • When an owner receives an interest in a firm in exchange for services (e.g., building a database), the entire value of the services exchanged is taxed as ordinary income.
55
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S-Corporations, partnerships, and entities taxed as partnerships (LLCs, LLPs, FLPs) aren’t taxed at the entity level because why?

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All income and expenses flow through to individual shareholders, partners, and members via Schedule K-1.

56
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Items that flow through from S corps, partnerships and entities taxed as partnerships (LLCs, LLPs, FLPSs) retain what re: their character?

A

Items retain their original character for reporting purposes (e.g., charitable contributions on Schedule A, dividends on Schedule B, capital gains on Schedule D, etc.).

57
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Entities taxed as partnerships

A

LLCs, LLPs, FLPs

58
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S corps file what vs Partnerships and entities taxed as partnerships file what

A

S-Corporations file Form 1120 S.

Partnerships and entities taxed as partnerships file Form 1065.

59
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Pass-through income or loss treatment depends on material participation standards meaning

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If one of the 7 material participation standards is met, income is considered active and not subject to passive activity rules.

60
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If an S corp borrows funds in its name, what happens to shareholder basis?

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If the S-Corporation borrows funds in its name, shareholder(s) basis remains unchanged.

61
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If a shareholder loans directly to the S corp, what happens?

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it increases the SHAREHOLDER’s basis.

62
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Special Allocations in Partnerships

A
  • Permit partnerships to allocate income and expenses as desired.
  • Subject to substantial economic effect, ensuring proper accounting in partners’ capital accounts.
63
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Partnership borrowing does what re: partner basis?

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Partnership borrowing (recourse or qualifying nonrecourse) increases partner basis.

64
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Retiring debt does what re: partner basis?

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Retiring debt reduces partner basis.

65
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Partnership liabilities affect partner’s what

A

partner’s basis accounts

66
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In flow thru entities positive income does what re:basis?

A

increases basis for partners, members and shareholders

67
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losses and distributions does what in a flow thru entity re:basis?

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reduces basis

68
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In a pass thru entity partnership and LLC debt at entity level does what re:basis

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Partnership and LLC debt at entity level increases owners’ basis; repayment reduces basis.

69
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In S corps, direct shareholder loans do what and debt payment does what re: basis?

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direct shareholder loans increase basis; debt payment reduces basis.

70
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Can an owner in a pass thru entity use pass thru losses once basis is reduced to zero?

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At-risk rules prevent owners from using pass-through losses once basis is reduced to zero.

71
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S corp special taxes only apply when?

A

S corps that were once C corps - these taxes ARE paid at the entity level

72
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Built in gains tax occurs when a C corp does what

A

when a C Corporation with appreciated assets converts to an S Corporation.

73
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What is the tax when a C Corp with an appreciated asset converts to an S corp?

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IRS imposes a 21% tax on gains from these assets for the first 5 years after the conversion

74
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What is the point of the built in gains tax?

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Aimed at preventing tax avoidance by converting to S Corporation for more favorable capital gains rates.

75
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When does LIFO recapture occur?

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when a C Corporation using LIFO method switches to S Corporation.

76
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LIFO Recapture

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  • Occurs when a C Corporation using LIFO method switches to S Corporation.
  • In the last year as a C Corporation, the firm must recapture the LIFO reserve.
  • If FIFO inventory value is higher, the firm pays tax (21%) on this LIFO recapture in four annual installments.
  • First installment due in the last year as a C Corporation; remaining three years as an S Corporation.
77
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Excess Net Passive Income Tax:

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  • Applies to S Corporations with Accumulated Earnings and Profits (AEP) from C Corporation years.
  • If passive investment income exceeds 25% of total receipts, a special tax of 21% (known as “sting tax”) is imposed.
  • Passive investment income includes rents, royalties, dividends, interest, annuities, and sales/exchanges of securities.
78
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Does a distribution always reduce an owners basis in an entity?

A

Yes

79
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Do you pay self employment tax on distributions from S Corps?

A

No

80
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When might an owner of a partnership or an entity taxed like a partnership such as an LLC owe self employment tax?

A

if classified as material participants.

81
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Passive activity in a business means what re: distributions, taxable or nontaxable as self employment income?

A

passive activity in the business means distributions aren’t taxable as self-employment income.

82
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S Corporations and Liquidating Gains

A
  • Gains recognized by the S Corporation from liquidating appreciated property are passed through to shareholders.
  • This increases their basis, reducing the taxable gain upon receipt of liquidating dividends in exchange for their stock.
83
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Partnerships and Entities Taxed as Partnerships

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  • When a partnership is sold or liquidated, the difference between the sales price and partner’s basis is taxed as capital gain.
  • Hot assets like disproportionate unrealized receivables, appreciated inventory, and 1245 property subject to recapture are taxed to selling partner(s) as ordinary income.