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Taxation
Tax forms we still need to file:
8832 form
C-corp Form 1120
IRS Publication 509 Tax Calendars
IRS publication 15
IRS Publication 334
21 percent tax c corp
C corp separate entity from its shareholders. company pays taxes on any income that’s left after expenses have been paid
The structure of a corporation-
Incorporators
Shareholders- elect directors,amend bylaws, approve the sale of all or substantially all of the corporate assets, approve mergers and re-oganiztions, amend the articles of incorporation, remove directors, dissolve the corporation
Officers- responsible for day to day operation of the corp
employees
Financing your corporation
For a few thousand bucks and a start up lawyer, you can set up shares for your corporation. You can then give shares as equity or sell these on platforms like Republic. Keep in mind you have to pay it back plus interest.
Compensating yourself
Many corporate owners prefer to pay themselves conservative salaries and then reward themselves with a year-end bonus if it makes sense economically
Salaries and bonuses are treated as business expenses of the corporation, which means that the corporation owes no tax on what it pays you (apart from witholding…