S corporations will be one of the major beneficiaries of the new tax law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), which added a new provision to the Internal Revenue Code. Owners of certain pass-through organizations can receive a 20% deduction on taxable income. But it’s not all good for S corporations who could face … Continue Reading
Most business owners think they are undercompensated. The Internal Revenue Service does too for many business S Corporation owner employees. Their perspective is not exactly the same. The focal point is a sometimes hotly contested issue called “reasonable compensation”. The IRS has come out the big winner. Here’s the story. Since the publication of IRS Revenue Ruling … Continue Reading
That’s a question many business owners ask as part of the tax planning process. That is, business owners who are also employees of their corporations. And the answer as to what “reasonable compensation” – as determined by the IRS on audit – is based on the facts and circumstance based on IRS guidelines. And what’s “reasonable” … Continue Reading
One of the most commonly used expressions in articles about taxes is this one: “tax trap for the unwary”. While I would like to be more creative than that, that expression effectively sums up a common situation we’ve seen involving the compensation of shareholder-employees of S corporations. The objective of an S corporation is, of … Continue Reading
