Christine Walizer, Author at The S Corporation Association

Business Community Support for S Corp Mod

As we reported last week, a bipartisan group of tax writers in the House and Senate have introduced this year’s version of the S Corporation Modernization Act. The bills (H.R. 1696 & S. 711) are sponsored by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Representatives Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Ron Kind (D-WI).

This week, a group of eighteen Main Street business groups wrote to Congress in support of the legislation, including the National Federation of Independent Business, the Associated Builders and Contractors, the Independent Community Bankers, and the American Council of Engineering Companies. As the letter states:

Main Street …

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admin2019-01-31T22:50:18+00:00April 6, 2017|

S Corp Mod Bills Introduced!

Good news! The 2017 version of the “S Corporation Modernization Act” has been introduced the House and the Senate. Led by Senators Thune (R-SD) and Cardin (D-MD) and Representatives Reichert (R-WA) and Kind (D-WI), the bill calls for needed updates to the rules governing S corporations, some of which date back over 50 years!

You can see the entire bill here
You can see the section-by-section analysis here
You can see the S-Corp press release here

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admin2019-01-31T22:50:18+00:00March 24, 2017|

Brady Plan and Pass Throughs

The Wall Street Journal featured S-Corp Board member Clarene Law last week in a story focused on the new tax rates for pass through businesses in the House tax reform plan. As the story notes:

Clarene Law said a lower tax rate on pass-throughs would free up capital to add rooms to her hotels in Jackson, Wyo. or buy new air conditioners and washing machines.

“25% if it’s pure, not all cobbled up with a bunch of surtaxes, it would be a great benefit,” said Ms. Law, chief executive officer of Elk Country Motels Inc. Her businesses own more than 400 …

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admin2021-08-16T14:02:40+00:00March 17, 2017|

The Tax Foundation Gets it Right (Sort Of)

The Tax Foundation published its annual piece on pass through businesses this week, and as usual, there’s lots of great material in there. To begin, the Foundation updates its numbers on pass through employment and marginal tax rates. As in past years, pass through businesses employ the majority of private sector workers even though they face marginal tax rates that often exceed 50 percent! Talk about shooting yourself in the foot, economically speaking.

Robert Samuelson at the Washington Post noticed. In an op-ed last week, he highlighted some of the key metrics found in the Foundation’s report:

“Here are some …

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admin2019-01-31T22:50:18+00:00January 26, 2017|

Our Chairman’s 2017 New Year Message

Dear S-CORP Member:

Perhaps no election more than this one embraced the notion that the only constant is change. What a difference a few electoral votes make!

Under the widely-expected Clinton Administration, we were bracing to do battle on one major issue after another. Higher tax rates, more harmful regulations, more hostility towards markets. 2016 was the “Year of Playing Defense” and 2017 promised to be more of the same.

Not that we were ready to throw in the towel. A little preparation and lots of shoe leather advocacy can do wonders. In 2016, we continued to establish our Parity for Main Street …

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admin2017-01-12T15:01:15+00:00January 12, 2017|