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LLC or Corporation?

  • ITEM SKU
    8240
  • CPE Hours
    10
  • Full Course Price
    $79.50
Exam Questions: 50
Course Level: Basic
Pages: 192 | Content: 184, Supplemental: 8
NASBA Area of Study: Management Services
Not Acceptable for: Enrolled Agents
Version: 8240A

When starting a new business, one of the most important decisions is choosing the best business form of operation. This course explains each of these specific business structures, discusses how they differ, and how each will affect the bottom line. It provides information on the basics of business entities, profits, losses, and tax treatments, plus you will find information on converting from one type of business entity to another. PLEASE NOTE: Not accepted for Enrolled Agents. All course material provided. No prerequisites. Course level: Basic.

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Table of Contents
  • Business Entity Basics
  • Personal Liability Concerns
  • Forming and Running Your Business
  • Money Issues: Taxes, Profits, Losses, and Investments
  • LLC or Corporation: Four Business Stories
  • Converting a Sole Proprietorship to Another Entity
  • Converting a Partnership to Another Entity
  • Converting an LLC to Another Entity
  • Converting, Dissolving, and Selling a Corporation
  • Doing Business Out of State
Objectives
  • To recognize the main benefits of forming a limited liability company (LLC) as opposed to other business structures
  • To recall the characteristics of various types of business insurance
  • To recognize the role of an agent in a business context
  • To recall which business entities have pass-through tax treatment as a default
  • To recall the entity form chosen by Soaring Duck Machines
  • To identify what IRS Form 1065 is used for
  • To identify the types of conversions that result in taxable events
  • To recall conversion methods for an LLC-to-corporation conversion
  • To recall the definition of successor liability
  • To recognize the difference between a trademark and a service mark

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