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What exemptions are available for the franchise and excise tax in the state of Tennessee?
I am a CPA in Ohio and I have a client that established an LLC in Tennessee and closed down before starting any operations. They never earned any income, and I was informed there m …
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6answers
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Single-owner LLC, starting up, no profit…estimated income taxes
I am in the process of starting a business and have filed as a single member LLC. I have not done any sales through this business yet and have made zero profit. I am also employe …
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Creating a new LLC with one foreign member
A client of mine wishes to create an LLC with 4 members (maybe 5).
Three (perhaps four) of the members will be from the USA with one of the members being a Canadian resident/citiz …
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2answers
301 views
Partnership - Forgiveness of debt
I have a partnership (LLC) client who had equipment taken back by the bank and sold at auction.
Unfortunately, the proceeds from the sale didn't cover the loan amounts so I have t …
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1answer
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Basis for a partner in an LLC what is limited liability, suspended loss or ??
This item is certainly up for debate. But has anyone have access to a PLR that addresses how to adjust for true basis for a member in an LLC for debts incurred by the LLC?
Since …
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MMLLC does this not blow the S election?
SMLLC's can elect S status and no blowing the election, but how about a MMLLC? Since one of the prerequisites for an S corp is that only REAL persons (not including partnerships) …
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LLC electing S Corporation status
What reason would a new entity have to be an LLC and then elect S Corporation status? If you wanted the liability protection, why wouldn't you just be an S Corporation from the in …
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197 views
Rental property in LLC. Needs to short sell personally.
A client of mine has a rental property in an LLC. He has been renting out the property for about 4-5 year and now needs to short sell it.
BUT... in order to short sell it he firs …
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2answers
101 views
LLC Elected to be Taxed as S Corp - how to revoke?
LLC created 10/2008 and prior account elected S corp tax treatment. Taxpayer now wants to be taxed as disregarded entity. Do I follow the same procedure as I would if revoking S …
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2answers
237 views
Do single member LLC’s file quarterly payroll and sales tax returns?
Since a single member LLC is disregarded for income tax purposes does the entity still file quarterly payroll and sales tax returns?
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3answers
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Spouse dies in 2 person California Partnership LLC
A husband and wife each owned 50% of a California LLC formed in 2004 and elected to be taxed as a partnership.
The husband died this year (in 2009).
Does this terminate the partn …
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Two member LLC problem. Please advise.
In a 2-member LLC, one partner puts in 75% of the money, the other puts in 25%. However, BOTH have a 50/50 company interest.
Partner one has a 50% profits interest, 50% company in …
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Creating LLC instead of Donating to 501(c)(3)
If donors to a 501(c)(3) would rather create an LLC, with the 501(c)(3) as the single class A holder and the donors instead being class B investors, and the LLC renting a building …
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LLC Ownership vs. Revenue Share
Does the Revenue Shared by partners in an LLC have to relate directly to percent of ownership? For example, can there be three owners: 51%, 25% and 24% who then share revenue dif …
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Schedule K Partners - Distributive Share Items for hedge fund LLC.
In a tax return for a LLC which invests in hedge funds, are the interest income, dividends and capital gains on the Schedule K Partners' Distributive Share Items that portion of th …