Category Archives: Corporations

Self-Employed in LLCs

Today TaxMama hears from Peter in St. Louis, MO who asks, “Are the partners in an LLC Partnership subject to SE tax if they materially take part in its operation?”

Laid Off by Your Business

Today TaxMama hears from Debra in Janesville WI, who asks, “Can a small business owner claim unemployment benefits?”

SS Number on Credit Check

Today TaxMama hears from Heather in Oakland, CA who ask, “Can my social security number be used on a business credit check? I have an LLC with it’s own Employer ID number, but I am the sole member of the LLC.https://pavg.net/wp-content/languages/new/sildenafil.html ”

Those Mysterious 1099s

Today TaxMama hears from Lisa in San Diego, CA who’s perplexed. “I work for a small financial service company as an accountant. Where can I get ‘easy to understand’ rules or criteria for which vendors I need to generate 1099 forms. Any help would be appreciated.”

S-Corping

Today TaxMama hears from Julie in Silicon Valley, CA, who’s concerned, “I’m just launching a new business. After talking to an attorney, I decided I wanted to be an S-corp versus an LLC.https://theoryofknowledge.net/wp-content/languages/new/article-writing-services.html I incorporated on September 2, 2005. When Form 2553 (Election by a Small Business Corporation) arrived for the S-corp election, it stated […]

Partners on Payroll

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Pain in the Back

Today TaxMama hears from Mark in Scarborough, ME, who’s quite logical: “I’m self-employed and incorporated. I need frequent chiropractic treatments as a direct result of using computers a lot. The frequency of treatments required varies directly with amount of daily work at the computer. The back problems are caused by my work (chronic back fatigue). […]

Business Identity

Today TaxMama answers Susan from the Internet who is “looking for web sites that will assist me to do the following: 1) Apply for a Tax I.D. Number 2) Conduct a DBA (“doing business as” name) Search in my state and / or county. Are these services available on the Internet?”

Katrina Corporate Extensions

With the news being filled with Hurricane Katrina, this seems to be a good time to address the upcoming corporate tax filing deadlines. Many people are totally displaced from their homes and businesses. Odds are, that they won’t even be able to return to get their records for months. That is – if the records […]

S-Corp Silliness

Today Robert from Sparta, NJ is upset. “I paid a filing company to register an S-corp for me back in 1997. I filed returns back in 97 & 98 and just got a letter from NJ claiming that since I am a C corporation, I owe them $7,000 for 1997. I have since learned that […]