S-corp in San Antonio: settled upstream, not corrected in April.

Most of what looks like a tax problem in April was a structure question the year before. The S-corp election is the clearest case.

Send a first email See what it runs

LLC · S · CCompared on your numbers, not on a rule of thumb

2553The election, filed on time

ReasonableA salary you can defend, set early

1120-SThe return and the K-1, in step with yours

The structure

Done right, it lowers tax. Done alone, it creates the problem.

An S-corp can lower self-employment tax on business profit. That only holds with a reasonable salary, payroll that actually runs, and books clean enough to trace basis and distributions.

I look at whether it fits your numbers first. If it doesn’t, you’ll hear that in the first email, along with what would.

Before year-endSalary, retirement contributions and depreciation decisions all have deadlines. They get settled while there’s still time.

How it works

Structure first, then the paper.

Send a first email
What you earn, how it’s set up today. The first reply isn’t billed.
Run the numbers
LLC vs. S vs. C on your figures, with the salary it would take.
Set it up
Election, payroll and books, in the right order.
Keep it in step
Payroll, books and the 1120-S, year after year.

Included with every return

If someone questions it, you don’t answer alone.

Every qualifying return goes out with the Protection Plus Executive Membership included, at no separate charge — on top of the work that made the position hold in the first place.

See what it runs

Coverage: Up to $1,000,000 audit defense
Identity: Restoration service included
Applies to: 1040 · 1065 · 1120 · 1120-S
Cost: No separate charge

Subject to Protection Plus membership terms. State returns included with the qualifying federal return.

Questions

What people ask first.

Is an S-corp always better than an LLC?

No. The savings depend on profit, the salary it takes to be reasonable, and the added payroll and filing cost. Below a certain profit, it can cost more than it saves. We compare it on your numbers.

What is reasonable compensation?

The IRS expects an S-corp owner who works in the business to take a salary that fits the work before taking distributions. We set a figure you can defend and run it through payroll.

When does the election have to be filed?

Form 2553 is generally due no later than two months and 15 days after the start of the tax year it should apply to. Late elections can sometimes be fixed, which is part of what we check.

Do you prepare the owner’s personal return too?

Yes, and that’s the point: the K-1 from the 1120-S flows into your 1040, so both are prepared together.

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