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What are the distinctions?



A lot to write about, but in a nutshell:

LLC is a business entity type. S Corp is a way to be taxed.

With LLC, life is simpler (formation, filing taxes, maintenance). With S Corp, you can distribute the profit as dividend (at a lower tax rate) after paying yourself a reasonable salary.

Edit: I just noticed that you'd posted the original comment in this thread. So, LLC electing to be taxed as an S Corp means simpler filing requirements (as opposed to C Corp and the like), coupled with the ability to distribute dividends.




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