Compare the advantages and disadvantages of each entity type to find the one that’s best for your business.
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Are You Ready to Start Your S Corp Filing?
S Corp is a popular choice for business owners in California because it offers various tax, financial and legal benefits. However, several factors need to be considered when considering whether to set up an S Corp or have your LLC taxed as an S Corp in California
Limited liability
Shareholders are protected
Favorable for financing
Can distribute one class of stock to up to 100 people
Maintenance
Payroll requirements may create operational overhead
Management flexibility
—Defined by state and federal law
Unlimited lifetime
Existence is not tied to specific shareholders
Tax considerations
Pass-through taxes: S-corp shareholders are taxed on their personal tax returns
Registration fees
Fees are tax-deductible
Registration fees
Fees are tax-deductible
Based on the information you provide, we prepare all the documents required to file for an LLC and file them directly with the Secretary of State.
- Members are protected
- Gains credibility when applying for loans and grants
- Easy to maintain and often most affordable
- Variety of management structures
- Pass-through taxes: Most often, LLC members are taxed on their personal tax returns
- Fees are tax-deductible
Our three-step C Corp filing process will have your business up and running
- Shareholders are protected
- Can issue multiple classes of stock to unlimited shareholders
- Requires more complex accounting and potentially more reporting and fees
- Defined by state and federal law
- Existence is not tied to specific shareholders
- Double taxation: C-corp income is taxed at the corporate level first, then again at the personal level
- Fees are tax-deductible
Our three-step DBA filing service will have your business up
- Sole proprietors are not protected
- Often more difficult to get loans and cannot issue stock
- No requirements or fees
- No management structure
- No longer exists when the owner quits or passes away
- Sole proprietorships are taxed only on their owner's tax return.
Advantages of Starting a Nonprofit Organization
- Directors are protected
- Gains credibility when applying for loans and grants
- Typically the most demanding due to tax-exempt status
- Strict management laws
- Existence is not tied to specific directors
- Nonprofits can apply for tax-exempt status and donations are tax-deductible
- Fees are tax-deductible
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