S corp

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S corp
Stands forS corporation
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S corp stands for S corporation, a company type abbreviation.

US corporation that elects under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code to pass income, losses, deductions and credits through to shareholders for federal tax purposes, avoiding corporate-level income tax. It is a tax status, not a separate type of legal entity.

Example: We converted to an S corp so the owners could take part of their income as distributions instead of salary.

Usage notes

Eligibility rules limit an S corporation to 100 shareholders, who generally must be US citizens or residents, and to a single class of stock. The election is made on IRS Form 2553, and an LLC can also elect S corporation taxation. Also written S-corp.

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