What business entities are available for a new business?

What business entities are available for a new business? Please provide a discussion of the tax advantages and disadvantages of each form and include examples illustrating your thoughts.

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Describe the steps in the Tax Research Process including examples that illustrate your thoughts. Why is this process important to understand?

1. What are the tax year options available to a corporation? What about unincorporated companies? Is there a difference and, if so, why? What factors should be considered in electing the tax year?

2. What methods of accounting are available to a small business and to a large business? If the business decides to make an accounting method change, how is this accomplished?





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1. What are the requirements for the following deductions: U.S. production activity deduction, dividend received deduction, and net operating loss?

2. Are there any other corporate deductions worth discussing?

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Distinguish between current and accumulated earnings and profits. Why is it important to make this distinction?

Let’s focus on Partnerships. Discuss the tax law requirements to form a partnership. Include in your discussion the difference in income items, specifically; highlight which items are separately stated. Finally, either in your original post or in a separate post, discuss the calculation of the owners’ distributive share and basis.



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Let’s discuss S Corporations. Discuss the tax law requirements to form a S Corporation. Include in your discussion the difference in income items, specifically; highlight which items are separately stated. Finally, discuss the calculation of the owners’ distributive share and basis. Why is this important?

week 5 discussions

What is the difference between liquidating and nonliquidating distributions? How are gains and losses booked?



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Finally, no session is complete without a discussion on ethics and what you have learned during the past 4 weeks. Can you think of ethical issues related to any of the topics we discussed this session? Also, discuss new concepts or ideas you have learned this session. How can you relate this new information to your future?