Do-it-yourself Oklahoma S Corporation Kit

Due to the healthcare laws commonly referred to as "Obamacare" and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, some Oklahoma business owners face a startling rise in 2013 and beyond. Luckily, S corporations provide business owners with a way to keep taxes down by reducing both payroll and income taxes. And most business owners can set up an S corporation themselves. You can follow three simple steps listed here or scroll down the buttons shown below that allow you to purchase and download affordable do-it-yourself S corporation kits for Oklahoma.

Step One: Forming an Eligible Entity

The eligible entity is the foundation for your S corporation. In most cases, it will be either a limited liability company or a regular corporation. I personally prefer and recommend using an LLC as the base for your S corporation. They don't require regular board meetings or stockholder's meetings, so they are significantly easier to manage. To form an LLC, fill out an Articles of Organization form. Submit the form and the $100 filing fee to the Secretary of State in Oklahoma City.

If you don't want to use an LLC as the foundation of your S corporation, you can instead go "traditional" and use a corporation. To form a corporation, fill out a Certificate of Incorporation and send it with the $50 minimum filing fee to the Secretary of State.

Step Two: Applying for an EIN

After you form the eligible entity, the next step is applying for an Employer Identification Number, or EIN. To apply for your EIN, complete an SS-4 form and submit it to the IRS. The IRS supplies a downloadable version of this form on its website.

Step Three: Making the S Corporation Election

Once you receive your EIN from the IRS you can make the S corporation election. To do this, you fill out a 2553 form and submit it to the Internal Revenue Service Center in Ogden, Utah. This form tells the IRS that you want your business treated using the tax laws from Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. Once the IRS receives your 2553 form, they will check that you followed correct procedure in making the S corporation election and that you are eligible to make the election.

If you feel confident in this process, don't hesitate to begin forming your own S corporation right away. If the brief instructions above have left you with some questions, or you don't feel totally confident doing this on your own, my do-it-yourself kits are here to help. I created two do-it-yourself S corporation kits for Oklahoma businesses owners. One walks you through forming an S corporation using an LLC, and the other using a traditional corporation.

Option 1: LLC Kit

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Option 2: Corporation Kit

I also provide a corporation version of the do-it-yourself S corporation kit. This kit analyzes the positives and negatives of incorporating in Oklahoma and how to balance them. It gives detailed instructions to walk you through every step of the process. It also includes a set of sample corporate bylaws for you or your attorney to use as a reference when creating your own bylaws.

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