Progturner
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04-14-2022
11:57 AM
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Previously filed as a single member LLC (Sch. C). For 2021 we had elected to file as S-Corp. Have tried to research and I know LLC's are exempt but cannot find language if LLC files as S-Corp if they now have to pay franchise tax and file return. Thanks
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04-14-2022
02:50 PM
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Only entities formed as state-law corporations pay franchise tax. LLCs never pay franchise tax (just the separate $25 per year), regardless of tax elections.
Progturner
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04-14-2022
02:53 PM
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2 follow up questions
I assume an S-corporation that is pretty old and has always been an S-Corp will pay the franchise tax? They have been paying for quite some time.
2nd - Can you tell me what form the LLC would pay the $25? I am unfamiliar with that "tax"?
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04-15-2022
09:02 AM
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1) Yes
2) The Secretary of State mails them a form on their anniversary to send the $25 back with. Nothing the preparer needs to worry about.