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Equity or alternative compensation in an LLC?

I am currently working for a real estate startup (LLC) that wholesales REOs nationwide. I was one of the earlier employees to get hired. Since my time of employment, the company has been expanding ...
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What's the minimum revenue an LLC must make in Florida or NY states?

Here in Italy, if you open a small company (sort of LLC) you must have a minimum revenue, and therefore you must pay a minimum amount of taxes every year. Too bad for you if you are not making money; ...
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Owning properties through an LLC - how to split the LLC expenses?

I own some rental properties through my LLC. While most of the expenses can be attributed to a property and find their way to schedule E, I'm puzzled about the LLC expenses... In California its ...
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If you work from abroad for a week, does that count as a business expense?

I'll be working from abroad (I'm in the US and going to the UK) for about a week. I'll be spending my days 8+ hours working, and spending the nights out. Can I deduct the plane ticket for this trip ...
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Do I need to file income taxes for my business if it made no money?

I have an LLC. It made no income this year. Do I need to file any tax return forms for it? If so, what forms are should I file? My LLC is incorporated in the State of Illinois. I'm a US citizen. I've ...
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File LLC as S Corp?

I am in the process of creating an LLC and am trying to decide whether to file as an S Corp. I make $80,000 at my day job and would be paying myself (via W2) at least 30,000, so I would be above the ...
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How does LLC ownership work in relation to U.S. tax law?

If an established LLC business offers ownership to a new member, will that member owe federal tax even though that member has still not realized any gain? Let's say for example the LLC is worth $10M ...
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What are the tax implications of lending to my own LLC?

Well, as I mentioned before, I'm buying rental property under the name of my LLC (California). I used cash for the purchases, but the initial investment I made in the company was not enough to cover ...
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Can a single-member LLC have a fiscal year not as the calendar year?

Well, the title pretty much is the question. I'm in California, and its a disregarded entity. It matters for the LLC tax, and a positive answer will save me $800 cash. With references please, ...
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Is there a NY tax form to use when one is missing a 10-K (or 1065) from an LLC?

I invested in an LLC that has for the most part gone under. The LLC exists but I do not think that I will receive a 10-K for for 2011. My understanding is that there is a tax form I can fill out to ...
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Foreign company incorporated in US and W9

I own a translation company and my clients are reluctant to contract a provider based abroad, although I have a US Bank account, US tel, US PO Box (I lived in US for a while). I need to be able to ...
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I am the sole owner of an LLC. Does it make a difference if I file as an S-Corp or a sole-member LLC?

As an LLC with one owner, I had the option of filing using Schedule C on my household taxes, effectively treating business income (in this case, losses) as I would a sole proprietorship. My plan had ...
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Should LLC be opened in US or overseas?

I am a dual US and EU citizen looking to open an investment holding company under an LLC. For optimal tax circumstances, should the LLC be opened in the US or overseas?
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Setting up general ledger/tax reporting for a Real Estate Rental LLC in GnuCash

I have downloaded the GnuCash accounting software for use with our real-estate rental LLC, in hopes of following more universal accounting practices and determining our individual cash basis, but my ...
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What's the difference between TaxAct and TurboTax?

I've always used TurboTax, but found an edition of TaxAct that will do state, federal plus schedule c for about 33 percent of the price of the Turbotax edition? Does TaxAct not do some important ...