Tag: s corporation

Trusts can be an integral part of estate planning, offering tax advantages and giving individuals the ability to distribute their assets according to their desires. An individual who holds shares in an S corporation and who is considering gifting stock as part of planning their estate may wish to carefully consider the types of trusts available. In our article, Trust Types As An S Corporation Shareholder, we discussed several types of trusts that can serve as an S corporation shareholder…. Read more ›

An S corporation is a business structure that allows the passage of taxable income, losses, credits and deductions to shareholders, thereby preventing income from being exposed to the consequences of double taxation at the corporate and individual levels. Although an S corporation benefits from certain tax advantages, it also faces restrictions such as a limit on the number of shareholders – no more than 100. As part of estate planning, some individuals choose to take advantage of the availability of… Read more ›

It’s not uncommon for an incoming partner in a professional firm to take out a personal loan to finance all or part of the cost of acquiring an ownership interest. If some of your firm’s partners have done this, they need to know the proper federal income tax treatment of the resulting interest expense. Such partner-level interest expense is sometimes called “outside interest” because it comes from a personal loan that is outside of the partnership. IRS guidelines say outside… Read more ›