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Integrating Subchapters K And S And Beyond, Walter D. Schwidetzky
Integrating Subchapters K And S And Beyond, Walter D. Schwidetzky
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This Article builds upon a similar, lengthier effort that I published in the Tax Lawyer in 2009. While there is overlap, this Article contains much new material. Important case law and tax proposals from the House Ways and Means Committee have come out in the interim. Due to space limitations, unlike my Tax Lawyer effort, this Article attempts to avoid prolixity. It assumes the reader has good knowledge of both Subchapters S and K and the tax entity selection process. If you are not that reader, a review of my Tax Lawyer article or Professor Mann's article in this symposium …
Pass-Through Entity Reform: Is A Major Overhaul Necessary?, Walter D. Schwidetzky
Pass-Through Entity Reform: Is A Major Overhaul Necessary?, Walter D. Schwidetzky
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Integrating Subchapters K And S — Just Do It, Walter D. Schwidetzky
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 …