Kirk Is Establishing a Business in Year 1 That Could

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Essay

Kirk is establishing a business in year 1 that could have potential environmental liability problems. Therefore, he is trying to decide between the C corporation form and the S corporation form. He projects that the business will generate losses of approximately $100,000 each year for the first three years and then will generate profits of at least $200,000 each year thereafter. All profits will be reinvested in the growth of the business. Kirk projects he will be in the 35% bracket for all tax years. Advise Kirk on which tax form he should select.

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good responds to a change in one of its determinants, such as price.

Inferior Goods

Goods for which demand decreases as the income of the consumer increases, opposite to normal goods.

Normal Goods

Goods for which demand increases as the income of consumers increases, and vice versa, holding all other factors constant.