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title: What is an S Corporation
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## [What is an S Corporation](https://blog.ailcorp.com/AILBlog/bid/104520/What-is-an-S-Corporation)

Posted by [Cory Josephs](https://blog.ailcorp.com/author/cory-josephs) on Aug 6, 2014 11:11:00 AM

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### **What is an S Corporation?**

An S Corporation also know as S Corp is a legal entity described by IRS.gov as "a corporation that decides to pass income, loss, deductions, and credits to their shareholders." S corporations avoid the double taxation inherent to general business corporations, in which profits and dividends are both taxed.

### **How do I turn my business into an S Corp? **

All corporations are started first as C Corporations. After your C Corporation is started your company must elect to become an S Corporation with the IRS by signing IRS form 2553. 

### **Some things you need to know if you're starting an S Corp are**

1. **Limit of Shareholders**- S Corporations are limited to 100 shareholders 
2. **Shareholder Definitions**- A new law allows "members of a family" to qualify as one, and defines "members of a family" as the common ancestor, the lineal descendants of the common ancestor, and the spouses or former spouses of the lineal descendants or common ancestor  
3. **Stock Restrictions**- S Corporations only have one class of stock
4. **IRS filing**- To obtain S Corporation status, all shareholders must sign IRS form 2553 which must be filed within 75 days of starting business. 

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