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Multi-Member LLC and Partnership Taxes: How Partners Report Income, Deductions, and Self-Employment Tax

Multi-member LLCs default to partnership taxation. Each partner reports their distributive share of income and deductions on their personal return.

Sep 5, 2026
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Multi-Member LLC Tax Treatment: Partnership Rules for Business Co-Owners

A multi-member LLC is taxed as a partnership by default (Form 1065). Each member receives a K-1. Multi-member LLC (partnership) tax rules: Filing.

Sep 5, 2026
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Multi-State Tax Obligations: When Your Business Owes Tax in More Than One State

A business can owe income tax, sales tax, or both in states where it has nexus (a sufficient connection). Multi-state nexus overview: | Nexus Type | What.

Sep 5, 2026
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Multi-State Income Allocation: How States Divide Your Business Income for Taxation

Apportionment fundamentals: The three traditional factors: 1. Sales factor. The ratio of sales to customers in the state divided by total sales everywhere.

Sep 5, 2026
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Multi-State Tax Obligations for Service Businesses: Nexus, Withholding, and Filing Requirements

Service businesses that work with clients in multiple states may have nexus (tax filing obligations) in those states. The rules vary by state, but common.

Sep 5, 2026
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Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT): The 3.8% Surtax on Passive Income for Business Owners

The 3.8% NIIT under IRC 1411 applies to investment income (rental, dividends, capital gains.

Sep 5, 2026
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Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT): The 3.8% Surtax and How It Affects Business Owners

The Net Investment Income Tax (IRC 1411) imposes a 3.8% surtax on investment income (capital gains, dividends, interest, rental income, royalties.

Sep 5, 2026
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Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT): The 3.8% Surtax on Investment Income and Planning Strategies for Business Owners

The net investment income tax (NIIT) under IRC 1411 imposes a 3.8% surtax on the lesser of net investment income or the amount by which modified adjusted.

Sep 5, 2026
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Net Investment Income Tax (3.8% NIIT): What It Applies To and How Business Owners Can Reduce It

The Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) under IRC 1411 imposes a 3.8% surtax on the lesser of net investment income or the excess of modified AGI over the.

Sep 5, 2026
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Net Operating Loss (NOL) Rules: Carryforward, 80% Limitation, and Tax Planning

A net operating loss occurs when business deductions exceed income.

Sep 5, 2026
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Net Operating Loss (NOL) for Small Businesses: Carryforward Rules and the 80% Limitation

When a business has a loss, the net operating loss can be carried forward to offset future income.

Sep 5, 2026
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Net Operating Loss (NOL) Rules for Small Businesses

A net operating loss occurs when business deductions exceed income. Current NOL rules (tax years beginning after 2020): Carryforward: - NOLs carry forward.

Sep 5, 2026
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Net Operating Loss (NOL) Strategies for Small Businesses: Carryforward Rules and Planning

Net operating losses can be carried forward indefinitely but are limited to 80% of taxable income in any carryforward year.

Sep 5, 2026
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Net Operating Loss (NOL) Rules for Small Businesses

Business losses exceeding income create a net operating loss that carries forward indefinitely under current law.

Sep 5, 2026
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Net Operating Losses After TCJA: The 80% Rule, Indefinite Carryforward, and IRC 461(l)

Post-TCJA NOL rules (tax years beginning after 12/31/2020): 1. Carryforward only: NOLs carry forward indefinitely. Carryforwa.

Sep 5, 2026
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Tax-Exempt Organizations: IRC 501(c)(3) Formation, Compliance, and UBIT Rules

Tax-exempt status under IRC 501(c)(3) provides significant benefits including exemption from federal income tax. Types of tax-exempt organizations: | IRC.

Sep 5, 2026
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E-Commerce Tax Guide: Income Tax, Sales Tax, and Reporting for Online Sellers

Online sellers on platforms like Amazon FBA, Shopify, Etsy, and eBay face three categories of tax obligations. E-commerce tax obligations: | Obligation |.

Sep 5, 2026
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Tax Implications of Dissolving a Business Partnership: Liquidating Distributions and Final Returns

When a business partnership dissolves, the tax treatment of liquidating distributions to partners is governed by IRC 731, 732, 736, and 751.

Sep 5, 2026
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Breaking Up a Business Partnership: Mid-Year Dissolution Tax Rules and Allocation Methods

When a business partnership dissolves or a partner exits mid-year. Partnership dissolution framework: | Scenario | What Happens | |---------|-------------|.

Sep 5, 2026
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Tax Implications of Dissolving a Business Partnership

Dissolving a partnership triggers liquidating distributions, basis adjustments, and potential gain recognition.

Sep 5, 2026
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Partnership Tax Rules: Formation, Distributions, Guaranteed Payments, and Dissolution

A partnership is a pass-through entity that files Form 1065 and issues K-1s to partners. Formation is generally tax-free under IRC 721.

Sep 5, 2026
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Partnership Taxation: Formation, Operations, Distributions, and the Rules Every Partner Must Understand

Partnerships (including multi-member LLCs taxed as partnerships) are the most flexible but also the most complex business entity for tax purposes.

Sep 5, 2026
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Partnership Taxation: How Guaranteed Payments, Distributions, and K-1 Allocations Work

Partnerships (including multi-member LLCs) are pass-through entities that file Form 1065 and issue Schedule K-1 to each partner.

Sep 5, 2026
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Pass-Through Entity Tax (PTET) Election: Workaround for the SALT Cap

Over 30 states now offer a pass-through entity tax election that allows S-Corps and partnerships to pay state income tax at the entity level.

Sep 5, 2026