Utah is moderately tax-friendly toward retirees. Social Security income is fully taxed. Withdrawals from retirement accounts are fully taxed. Wages are taxed at normal rates, and your marginal state tax rate is 4.55%.
An S corporation is not subject to Utah income tax. However, shareholders are liable for Utah income tax in their separate or individual capacities.
Corp Election teps for Corporations tep 1 Name your Utah corporation. tep 2 Appoint directors. tep 3 Choose a Utah registered agent. tep 4 File the Utah Articles of Incorporation. tep 5 Create corporate bylaws. tep 6 Draft a shareholder agreement. tep 7 Issue shares of stock.
Utah LLCs will be treated as partnerships for tax purposes. Partnership tax treatment is advantageous because the earnings of a partnership are treated as the earnings of its partners. No separate tax is imposed on the partnership entity.
To give your business S Corp tax status, you complete Form 2553 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). If you start your business as a Utah LLC, you have to complete Form 8832 to elect corporation status before you can begin filing Form 2553 to elect S Corp status.
You must claim Utah withholding tax credits by completing form TC-40W and attaching it to your return.
Every C corporation incorporated in Utah (domes- tic), qualified in Utah (foreign), or doing business in Utah, whether qualified or not, must file a corporate franchise tax return. C corporation returns are filed on form TC-20.