Even if an S Corp has no income, it must file IRS Form 1120S annually to maintain compliance. Filing establishes a tax record, prevents IRS assumptions about tax liability, and avoids penalties. Business expenses can still be deducted, potentially resulting in a loss that carries forward.
Some of the disadvantages are slightly higher filing and business license fees than other states, and the commerce tax for business with over $4 million of Nevada gross revenue.
Shareholders may only be individuals, certain trusts, estates, and certain exempt organizations (such as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit). Shareholders may not be partnerships or corporations. Shareholders must be US citizens or residents.
You can form an LLC in Nevada without living there, as long as you follow state filing procedures and maintain a registered agent in the state.
To qualify for s corp status in Nevada, a business must be an LLC with no more than 100 shareholders and offer only one form of stock. All S corp shareholders must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens.
IRS rules restrict ownership in an S Corp to “allowable shareholders” and specifically prohibit non-resident aliens from owning shares.
If you have elected to convert LLC to S Corp Nevada for tax benefits then the process for the same is as follows: Step 1: File Form 8832. Step 2: IRS Form 2553. Step 3: File Form 2553.
Pass-Through Taxation: Unlike C corporations, where the business itself is subject to taxation on its profits and shareholders are taxed again on dividends, S corps can avoid double taxation. Profits and losses “pass-through” to the individual shareholders, who report them on their personal income tax returns.
S Corp owners must file Form 1120-S, U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation. Both C and S Corps follow the same guidelines for filing taxes with no income. If you had no income, you must file the corporation income tax return, regardless of whether you had expenses or not.
S corps need payroll because the IRS needs to have a way to collect taxes from the business. Because the business is separate from the business owner, they are not responsible for paying Social Security and Medicare taxes on distributions.