Definition of S Corporations



S corporation is a company that has less than 100 shareholders and it is permitted to distribute profits directly to the shareholders. This way the profits are not taxed as part of company profits rather they are taxed as individual incomes under their individual tax returns.

 


The partnership firms can not be shareholders as one has to be an individual to be a shareholder. The employees of the S corporation can be shareholders that can earn salaries from working in the S corporation. The shareholders are entitled to a tax-free dividend income as long as the value of the dividend is not greater than the shared basis.


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