How to Start an S Corp in Arizona Name your LLC. Appoint an Arizona Statutory Agent. File Articles of Organization. Create an operating agreement. Apply for an EIN. Meet the publication requirement in Arizona. Apply for S Corp status with IRS Form 2553.
For Arizona income tax purposes, Arizona recognizes a corporation's federal subchapter S election and, to the extent that S corporation income is included in federal adjusted gross income, it will be included in Arizona gross income and subject to Arizona tax.
You do not have to convert your LLC into a corporation. Instead, the LLC simply makes an election with the IRS to have the LLC taxed as an S corporation by having all members of the LLC sign an IRS Form 2553 and then file the signed Form 2553 with the IRS.
FL, SD and WY are typically the best for no personal/business taxes. Nexus rules still apply to other states.
Corporations require annual meetings, directors meetings, recorded meeting minutes, and a notable amount of paperwork, while LLCs have little to no maintenance of this type. LLCs not only require less resolutions, but can make executive decisions without the need to hold an official meeting.
You do not have to convert your LLC into a corporation. Instead, the LLC simply makes an election with the IRS to have the LLC taxed as an S corporation by having all members of the LLC sign an IRS Form 2553 and then file the signed Form 2553 with the IRS. See the Instructions to IRS Form 2553.
S Corporations and the Pass-Through Entity Election The Arizona Pass Through Entity (PTE) income tax is assessed at a rate of 2.5% of the income attributable to the S Corporation's resident shareholders and the income derived from sources within Arizona attributable to the nonresident shareholders.