To qualify for S corporation status, the corporation must meet the following requirements: Be a domestic corporation. Have only allowable shareholders. Have no more than 100 shareholders. Have only one class of stock.
Forming an S corporation is straightforward. First, you start a business as a corporation by filing articles of incorporation with the Corporations Division of the North Carolina Secretary of State's Office. Next, to elect S corporation status, all shareholders in your company must sign and file Form 2553 with the IRS.
LLCs can have an unlimited number of members; S corps can have no more than 100 shareholders (owners).
Unlike sole proprietorships, a corporation can be owned by multiple people.
Limited number of shareholders: An S corp cannot have more than 100 shareholders, meaning it can't go public and limiting its ability to raise capital from new investors.
Limited number of shareholders: An S corp cannot have more than 100 shareholders, meaning it can't go public and limiting its ability to raise capital from new investors.
However, one of the limitations of an S corporation is that it can have a maximum of 100 shareholders (stockholders). If the number of shareholders exceeds this limit, the corporation may lose its S corporation status and be subject to different tax regulations.
S Corporation Shares The owners of a business determine how many shares a company must have to form an S corporation. This can range from 10,000 shares to 1 million shares of S corporation stock. The amount decided on by the owner must be detailed in the Articles of Incorporation when the business is formed.