The IRS cannot pursue an LLC’s assets (or a corporation’s, for that matter) to collect an individual shareholder or owner’s personal 1040 federal tax liability. Even though an LLC may be taxed as a sole proprietorship or partnership, state law indicates the taxpayer/LLC owner has no interest in the LLC’s property.

How are LLC earnings taxed?

An LLC is typically treated as a pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes. This means that the LLC itself doesn’t pay taxes on business income. The members of the LLC pay taxes on their share of the LLC’s profits. Members can choose for the LLC to be taxed as a corporation instead of a pass-through entity.

What is the Form 8832 for a LLC?

An LLC that does not want to accept its default federal tax classification, or that wishes to change its classification, uses Form 8832, Entity Classification Election (PDF), to elect how it will be classified for federal tax purposes.

How is a LLC taxed by the IRS?

For federal taxes with the IRS, there is no “LLC taxation” class. LLCs are taxed like existing businesses. The 4 business types are: Unless a different tax election is requested with the IRS, they will tax your LLC based on the number of members (owners) your LLC has.

What are the tax benefits of an S-corporation?

S-Corp Benefits. The primary benefit of an LLC taxed as an S-Corporation is saving money on self-employment taxes. Self-employment tax refers to Social Security and Medicare taxes, which total 15.3% of your net income (income minus expenses). The breakdown is 12.4% for Social Security tax and 2.9% for Medicare tax.

Can a multi member LLC be taxed as a partnership?

If you have a Multi-Member LLC (2 or more owners), then the IRS will tax it as a Partnership instead. Alternatively, you can tell the IRS to tax you as a Corporation by filing an additional form after getting an EIN for your LLC.