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The Changing Landscape Of Tax Administration: Hot Topics Of Irs Audits Of Partnerships And S Corporations (Slides), Robert D. Schachat, Deborah M. Nolan Nov 2009

The Changing Landscape Of Tax Administration: Hot Topics Of Irs Audits Of Partnerships And S Corporations (Slides), Robert D. Schachat, Deborah M. Nolan

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

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Debt Workouts For Partnerships And S Corporations (Slides), Peter J. Genz Nov 2009

Debt Workouts For Partnerships And S Corporations (Slides), Peter J. Genz

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

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Integrating Subchapters K And S — Just Do It, Walter D. Schwidetzky Apr 2009

Integrating Subchapters K And S — Just Do It, Walter D. Schwidetzky

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The Code contains two “pass-through” tax regimes for business entities. One is contained in Subchapter K, which applies to partnerships, the other in Subchapter S, which, unsurprisingly, applies to S corporations. In the main, both Subchapters tax the owners of the entities rather than the entities themselves. Having two pass-through tax regimes creates obvious administrative and other inefficiencies. There was a time when S corporations served a valuable purpose, particularly when taxpayers needed a fairly simple and foolproof pass-through entity that provided a liability shield. But limited liability companies (LLCs), which are usually taxed as partnerships, 1 in most contexts …