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Reclassification Risks For Compensation Paid By S And C Corporations To Shareholder-Employees, Stephen R. Looney
Reclassification Risks For Compensation Paid By S And C Corporations To Shareholder-Employees, Stephen R. Looney
William & Mary Annual Tax Conference
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Corporate Taxation And Corporate Social Responsibility, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
Corporate Taxation And Corporate Social Responsibility, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
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This Article will address the question of whether publicly traded U.S. corporations owe a duty to their shareholders to minimize their corporate tax burden through any legal means, or if instead, strategic behaviors like aggressive tax-motivated transactions are inconsistent with corporate social responsibility (“CSR”). I believe the latter holds true, regardless of one’s view of the corporation. Under the “artificial entity” view, such behavior undermines the constitutive relationship between the corporation and the state. Under the “real view,” such behavior runs contrary to the normal obligation of citizens to comply with the law (even absent effective enforcement). And under the …
When Subchapter S Meets Subchapter C, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr., Daniel L. Simmons
When Subchapter S Meets Subchapter C, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr., Daniel L. Simmons
UF Law Faculty Publications
It is often said that “an S corporation is a corporation that is taxed like a partnership.” This statement is incorrect. An S corporation resembles a partnership only in that it generally does not pay income taxes and its income and losses pass through to the shareholders and retain their character as they pass through. Also, like a partnership, basis adjustments to an S corporation shareholder's stock reflect allocations of income, expense, loss, and distributions. However, no other rules of subchapter K governing partnership taxation apply to S corporations. Most of the rules governing the relationship between an S corporation …