Business Organization Research
Business Organization Research Notes
Sole proprietors must also pay self-employment (SE) tax, a Social Security & Medicaire tax primarily for individuals who work for themselves. SE tax is figured using Schedule SE (Form 1040). Social Security & Medicaire taxes of most wage earners are figured by their employers.
The SE tax rate is currently 15.3%. The rate currently consists of two (2) parts: 12.4% for Social Security (old-age survivors and disability insurance) and 2.9% for Medicaire (hospital insurance)
CONCEPT REVIEW/ SOLE PROPRIETORS
Definition: A sole proprietorship is the simplest form of business. The owner of the business, the sole proprietor, is the business. There’s no separate legal entity.
Formation: There are few, if any, legal formalities required to form a sole proprietorship. If the sole proprietor hires employees, operates a regulated business, uses a trade name, or does business in other states, there may be laws that impose duties or responsibilities.
Management: The sole proprietor makes all management decisions.
Liability: Because the sole proprietor is the sole owner, he or she faces unlimited liability. The sole proprietor faces the legal responsibility for all losses or liabilities incurred by the business. If the business fails, the sole proprietor is personally liable for all debts to creditors.
ELECTION TO BE AN [S]CORPORATION
Corporations that meet the following criteria can elect to be taxed as S corporations:
▪ The corporation must be a domestic corporation ▪ The corporation can’t be a member of an affiliated group of corporations. ▪ The corporation can have no more than 100 shareholders ▪ Shareholders must be individuals, estates, or certain trusts. Corporations & partnerships can’t be shareholders. ▪ The corporation can’t have more than 1 class of stock. Shareholders don’t have to have equal voting rights.
An [S] corporation election is made by
Sole proprietors must also pay self-employment (SE) tax, a Social Security & Medicaire tax primarily for individuals who work for themselves. SE tax is figured using Schedule SE (Form 1040). Social Security & Medicaire taxes of most wage earners are figured by their employers.
The SE tax rate is currently 15.3%. The rate currently consists of two (2) parts: 12.4% for Social Security (old-age survivors and disability insurance) and 2.9% for Medicaire (hospital insurance)
CONCEPT REVIEW/ SOLE PROPRIETORS
Definition: A sole proprietorship is the simplest form of business. The owner of the business, the sole proprietor, is the business. There’s no separate legal entity.
Formation: There are few, if any, legal formalities required to form a sole proprietorship. If the sole proprietor hires employees, operates a regulated business, uses a trade name, or does business in other states, there may be laws that impose duties or responsibilities.
Management: The sole proprietor makes all management decisions.
Liability: Because the sole proprietor is the sole owner, he or she faces unlimited liability. The sole proprietor faces the legal responsibility for all losses or liabilities incurred by the business. If the business fails, the sole proprietor is personally liable for all debts to creditors.
ELECTION TO BE AN [S]CORPORATION
Corporations that meet the following criteria can elect to be taxed as S corporations:
▪ The corporation must be a domestic corporation ▪ The corporation can’t be a member of an affiliated group of corporations. ▪ The corporation can have no more than 100 shareholders ▪ Shareholders must be individuals, estates, or certain trusts. Corporations & partnerships can’t be shareholders. ▪ The corporation can’t have more than 1 class of stock. Shareholders don’t have to have equal voting rights.
An [S] corporation election is made by