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IRS
Filings
Federal
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is also
known as a federal tax identification number, is
used to identify a business entity. Generally,
businesses need an EIN to file tax returns and
open a bank account in the United States. US LegalCorp
can help you prepare the EIN application
form.
S-Corporation Tax Status Election
S
corporations have the same basic advantages and
disadvantages of C corporations, but they have
special tax provisions. In a standard C
corporation, the profits are taxed at the
corporate level by the federal government. When
the profits are distributed to the shareholders as
dividends, they are once again taxed as income to
the individual shareholder. By electing S
corporation status, a corporation does not pay
taxes on its profits, and taxes are only paid when
dividends are distributed to shareholders as
personal income. Thus, by choosing to use an S
corporation, a business owner can avoid the often
heavy "double-taxation" of a C
corporation. US LegalCorp can help you prepare
the S corporation application form.
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