Stacy Would Like to Organize SST (A Business Entity)as Either

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Essay

Stacy would like to organize SST (a business entity)as either an LLC (taxed as a partnership)or as a corporation (taxed as a C corporation)generating a 10 percent annual before-tax return on a $600,000 investment. Stacy's marginal tax rate on ordinary income is 37 percent. Stacy's marginal tax rate on individual capital gains and dividends is 23.8 percent, including the net investment income tax. SST will pay out its after-tax earnings every year to either its members or its shareholders. If SST is taxed as a partnership, Stacy would be subject to a 2.9 percent self-employment tax rate and a .9 percent additional Medicare tax. Assume that SST's income is not qualified business income for purposes of the qualified business income deduction. How much would Stacy have after taxes if SST is organized as either an LLC or a C corporation?

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Definitions:

Beginning Balances

The amounts in accounts at the start of a new accounting period, carried over from the end of the previous period.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are funds owed to a company by customers who have received goods or services but have not yet paid for them.

Accounts Payable

The amounts a company owes to creditors for items or services purchased on credit which are due within a year or within a company's operating cycle.

Equipment

Tangible assets used in operations, such as machinery and computers, which are not intended for sale.