TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Taxation of individuals and business entities 2015 - Chapter 15: Entities overview

After reading this chapter, you should have a good understanding of the following learning objectives: Discuss the legal and nontax characteristics of different types of legal entities, describe the different types of entities for tax purposes, identify fundamental differences in tax characteristics across entity types. | Chapter 15 Entities Overview Learning Objectives Discuss the legal and nontax characteristics of different types of legal entities Describe the different types of entities for tax purposes Identify fundamental differences in tax characteristics across entity types. Entity Legal Classification and Nontax Characteristics Legal Classification Corporation, limited liability company (LLC), general partnership (GP), limited partnership (LP), sole proprietorship Business owners legally form Corporation - file articles of incorporation LLC - file articles of organization GP - written agreement called partnership agreement LP - written agreement and file a certificate of limited partnership Sole proprietors are not required to formally organize their business with the state Entity Legal Classification and Nontax Characteristics Nontax Characteristics Responsibility for Liabilities Corporations and LLCs are solely responsible Partnerships - GPs are ultimately responsible and LPs are not .

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• Business entities
• Individual taxation
• Multijurisdictional taxation
• Transfer taxes
• Entity legal classification
• Nontax characteristics
• Urban market business entities
• Competitiveness of urban market business entities
• Market business entities
• Organization and management capacity
• Finance competence and business performance
• Essentials of taxation
• Business tax credits
• Corporate alternative minimum tax
• Limited liability entities
• Profits and distributions
• Business income
• Accounting methods
• Operating partnerships
• Flow through entities
• The financial statements
• Business deductions
• Financial statements
• Loss limitations
• Property transactions
• Corporate taxation
• Nonliquidating distributions
• Corporate formation
• Taxable acquisitions
• Partnership interests
• Partnership distributions
• Operating distributions
• Post termination transition period
• Local taxes
• Income taxes
• Multinational transactions
• Taxing multinational transactions
• Wealth planning
• Tax rate structures
• Federal taxes
• Tax compliance
• Tax authorities
• Tax planning strategies
• Related limitations
• Individual income tax
• Filing status
• Gross income
• Recognize income
• Individual deductions
• Deductions for AGI