Question: As a tax manager, you have a long-time corporate client who has asked your advice on whether he should elect S Corporation status. He is interested in minimizing his tax costs.
What information do you need from your client in order to identify all the implications of electing S Corporation status? Given various information about his business and his goals, what advice would you offer him? In your response, be sure to include the advantages and disadvantages of the S Corporation election and when they apply.