What Is a C Corporation?
A "C Corporation" is a corporation which is taxed under Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code and is the default corporation formed by incorporating. A corporation is a legal and tax entity by itself. It is similar to a person in that it has its own assets and its social security number, called a Federal Tax Identification Number. Like other businesses, a C corporation needs to have a license to do business in towns in which it has offices and may use an assumed name, so that Blow Inc. could operate as Blow Holes. A corporation's assets or ownership is easily transferred through sale of the assets or sale of stock. The death of the shareholders or directors or officers of a corporation has no effect on the existence of the corporation. A corporation must be legally dissolved to terminate.
Advantages of C CorporationThe primary advantage of forming a corporation is that it is a separate legal and tax entity from its owner(s). If you form a corporation, the corporation will grant you shares. As a shareholder, you are not liable for the debts or acts of the corporation as long as you abide by the corporate procedures required by law. The most you can lose as a shareholder is the amount you have paid for your shares. This means that if the corporation is sued and losses, they cannot take your home and your personal car and assets.
Another advantage is that you are regarded as more professional and business-like if you are a corporation. Venture capital and investors usually prefer to invest in corporations as they provide the most flexible and consistent procedures for business and investment.
C Corporations' Tax Advantages
Be sure to always consult your accountant since tax laws change with time and jurisdiction. If you are a C corporation, then the corporation pays taxes on its income, shareholders personally pay taxes on any dividends and employees pay income tax on salary. However, if the corporation pays salary, instead of dividends, then it may deduct the salary expenses so that the income is only taxed once. The corporation may deduct expenses for employees, health insurance and other items also.
Disadvantages of C CorporationThe costs and effort of maintaining a corporation are higher due to legal requirements about an annual shareholder meeting, corporate minutes and other procedures which must be followed. Also, a corporation which has an office in a state other the one its incorporated in must register as a foreign corporation in that state. The cost of incorporation, maintaining an agent for service (a person to receive legal documents required by law), registered as a foreign corporation and upkeep of corporate procedure documents is higher than some other forms of business.
A "C Corporation" is a corporation which is taxed under Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code and is the default corporation formed by incorporating. A corporation is a legal and tax entity by itself. It is similar to a person in that it has its own assets and its social security number, called a Federal Tax Identification Number. Like other businesses, a C corporation needs to have a license to do business in towns in which it has offices and may use an assumed name, so that Blow Inc. could operate as Blow Holes. A corporation's assets or ownership is easily transferred through sale of the assets or sale of stock. The death of the shareholders or directors or officers of a corporation has no effect on the existence of the corporation. A corporation must be legally dissolved to terminate.
Advantages of C CorporationThe primary advantage of forming a corporation is that it is a separate legal and tax entity from its owner(s). If you form a corporation, the corporation will grant you shares. As a shareholder, you are not liable for the debts or acts of the corporation as long as you abide by the corporate procedures required by law. The most you can lose as a shareholder is the amount you have paid for your shares. This means that if the corporation is sued and losses, they cannot take your home and your personal car and assets.
Another advantage is that you are regarded as more professional and business-like if you are a corporation. Venture capital and investors usually prefer to invest in corporations as they provide the most flexible and consistent procedures for business and investment.
C Corporations' Tax Advantages
Be sure to always consult your accountant since tax laws change with time and jurisdiction. If you are a C corporation, then the corporation pays taxes on its income, shareholders personally pay taxes on any dividends and employees pay income tax on salary. However, if the corporation pays salary, instead of dividends, then it may deduct the salary expenses so that the income is only taxed once. The corporation may deduct expenses for employees, health insurance and other items also.
Disadvantages of C CorporationThe costs and effort of maintaining a corporation are higher due to legal requirements about an annual shareholder meeting, corporate minutes and other procedures which must be followed. Also, a corporation which has an office in a state other the one its incorporated in must register as a foreign corporation in that state. The cost of incorporation, maintaining an agent for service (a person to receive legal documents required by law), registered as a foreign corporation and upkeep of corporate procedure documents is higher than some other forms of business.
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