Video: S Corporation Eligibility Requirements

In this lesson, unravel the specifics of an S corporation's eligibility with Nick Palazzolo, CPA, as he walks through the requirements essential for businesses aiming to obtain S-corp status. He clarifies criteria such as the necessity for being a domestic entity, the allowable number of shareholders, and the limitations on the classes of stock an S-corp can issue. Nick underscores the importance of equal economic rights for all shares, despite potential differences in voting rights, emphasizing the equitable nature of S-corp structuring. Additionally, he points out certain types of corporations that are precluded from S-corp status and outlines the process and deadlines for filing to be recognized as an S-corp, using his own real-life experience of setting up and electing S-corporation status for clarity. This lesson concludes by explaining the implications of failing to meet these requirements and how it could lead to a revert back to C-corporation taxation.