Surgent's Unique Tax Attributes of Different Entity Types

When putting together a financial plan, it is important to remember that the tax situation of the business and the individual are often intertwined...

9/10/2026 12:00pm - 2:00pm  |  Online  |  Surgent

$99.00

CPE Categories: Taxation (2 CPE)

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Description

When putting together a financial plan, it is important to remember that the tax situation of the business and the individual are often intertwined. Therefore, decisions about entity type are vitally important. Practitioners need to understand not only how different entities are taxed, but also which taxes will have the greatest impact on the individual owner. In this course, we will explore when self-employment taxes apply to business income, as well as some of the lesser-known taxes that apply to flow-through entities. We will even explore when a PTE election could be helpful to a small business owner.

Instructor: Dave Peters, CPA, CFP, CLU, CPCU, MST, MBA

Target Audience

Accounting and finance professionals who work with entrepreneurial clients or clients in the beginning stages of starting a business

Course Objectives

State the basic distinctions between various entity types

Identify when self-employment taxes must be paid by a flow-through entity owner

Recognize how an S corporation can avoid the built-in gains tax

Recall which entity types may make a PTE election under IRS Notice 2020-75

Subjects

Considerations for a small business owner

Self-employment taxes

Guaranteed payments to partners

QBI deductions: Section 199A

Built-in gains tax: S corporations

Excess passive income tax: S corporations

PTE elections: S corporations and partnerships

Taxation of fringe benefits: S corporations

Double taxation of C corporation dividends

Taxation of limited liability companies

Which entity to choose?