{"id":17882,"date":"2025-08-11T13:22:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T13:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clemta.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=17882"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:25:59","slug":"s-corporation-s-corp","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/clemta.com\/tr\/glossary\/s-corporation-s-corp\/","title":{"rendered":"S Corporation (S-Corp)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A U.S. corporation that has elected to be taxed as a pass-through entity, allowing profits and losses to flow directly to shareholders, avoiding double taxation at the federal level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an S Corporation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An S Corporation (or S-Corp) is a tax classification available to certain U.S. corporations that allows them to be taxed as pass-through entities. Unlike a traditional C Corporation, which pays federal income tax at the corporate level, an S-Corp\u2019s profits and losses are passed directly to its shareholders and reported on their personal tax returns (helping avoid double taxation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be treated as an S Corporation, a company must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be a domestic U.S. corporation<strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have 100 or fewer shareholders<strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have only eligible shareholders (must be U.S. citizens or resident individuals\u2014non-U.S. persons cannot be shareholders).<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have only one class of stock<strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File IRS Form 2553 to elect S-Corp status<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of this shareholder restriction, S-Corps are not typically an option for non-U.S. founders, unless the ownership is structured entirely through eligible U.S. residents or citizens. That said, it\u2019s important for international founders to understand S-Corps, especially when reviewing tax options, setting up subsidiaries, or working with U.S.-based co-founders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From a legal standpoint, an S-Corp is identical to a C Corporation: it must be incorporated at the state level, maintain corporate formalities (such as a board of directors and officers), and follow record-keeping and reporting requirements. The distinction lies solely in how it is taxed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benefits of S-Corp taxation include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pass-through taxation, avoiding federal corporate income tax<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potential to save on self-employment taxes, since reasonable salaries are subject to payroll tax but distributions (dividends) are not<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credibility and structure of a corporation, appealing to partners or banks<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Limitations include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eligibility restrictions on shareholders<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased IRS scrutiny of reasonable compensation for shareholder-employees<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potential state-level taxes or fees (some states don\u2019t recognize S-Corp status)<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>S-Corps are commonly used by small U.S.-based businesses with U.S. owners who want to benefit from pass-through taxation while maintaining a formal corporate structure. 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