Businesses that want to change their tax classification to an S Corporation do not need to file Form 8832. Instead, they should file Form 2553. When a single-member LLC adds more members, the business will be taxed as a partnership.

When should an LLC file form 2553?

March 15
You must file Form 2553 by March 15 of the year you want your S corporation election to take effect (or, alternatively, you may file it at any time in the prior tax year).

What is the Form 2553 used for?

IRS Form 2553, “Election By a Small Business Corporation,” is required to be filed with the IRS to switch a C Corporation to S Corporation status for purposes of federal taxation. To understand how much you could save in taxes by forming an S Corporation, check out our S Corporation Tax Calculator.

What is the purpose of Form 8832?

An eligible entity uses Form 8832 to elect how it will be classified for federal tax purposes, as a corporation, a partnership, or an entity disregarded as separate from its owner.

Do you have to file Form 8832 before filing Form 2553?

See LLCs Classified as Corporations. “LLCs electing classification as an S corporation are not required to file Form 8832 to elect classification as a corporation before filing Form 2553. By filing Form 2553, an LLC is deemed to have elected classification as a corporation in addition to the S corporation classification. “.

Can a non corporation use the Form 8832?

Generally, non-corporation business entities will make use of Form 8832. Although it is possible to elect S corporation status using Form 8832, traditional corporations prefer to use Form 2553 to elect this status because it is made specifically for this purpose.

What is the purpose of a Form 2553?

Form 2553 is used by a corporation to elect to be treated as a pass-through entity (Subchapter S corporation) and to indicate the tax year elected. Similar to partners in a partnership, income of an S corporation generally is taxed to the shareholders of the corporation rather than to the corporation itself.

When to file Form 2553 for S corporation?

If the entity plans to make the election to be treated as a corporation and become an S corporation on the same date, only Form 2553 is filed, and it should conform to the S corporation rules. The authors recommend that the Form 2553 be filed by the earlier of 75 days or two months and 15 days after the date the S election is to become effective.