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chpt 15 Entities
Taxation 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| General Partnerships | may be formed by written agreement amount the partners, called a partnership agreement or may be formed informally without a written agreement when two or more owners join together in an activity to generate profits |
| Limited partnerships | are legally formed by filing a certificate of limited partnership with the state in which the partnership will be organized |
| S Corporations are flow-through entities | whose income "flows through' to their owners who are responsible for paying tax on the income |
| An unincorporated entity with more than one owner is by defalut | taxed as a partnership |
| LLC's must file articles of organization with the state the LLC desires to organize its business in. | true |
| Single member LLC's with one individual owner, follow the same filing guidelines as sole proprietorship. Thus their income is | reported on Form 1040 Schedule C |
| LLC's with more than one owner are taxed as partnerships and | report their income on form 1065 |
| In certain circumstances, C corporation shareholders can elect to change the entity to a flow-through entity for tax puposes | True |
| An S-Corporation election achieves this purpose | to change how C Corp is taxed (to Flow-through) |
| Business income allocations to owners from and LLC that is taxed as a partnership are subject to | Self-employment tax if the owners are significantly involved in the entity's business activites |