{"id":3351,"date":"2016-04-20T15:42:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T22:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/?page_id=3351"},"modified":"2019-07-01T15:52:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T22:52:42","slug":"setting-up-a-virginia-s-corporation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/s-corporation-kits-for-all-fifty-states\/setting-up-a-virginia-s-corporation\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up a Virginia S Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/virginia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2165 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/virginia.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Virginia S Corporation Kit Bundle\" width=\"200\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a>Virginia makes it pretty easy for small business owners to set up a Virginia S corporation. Which is great&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the process in a nutshell&#8230; All you <em>really<\/em> need to do is form an entity that can make a Subchapter S election (this will be either a Virginia limited liability company or a Virginia corporation) and then file a bit of paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service (specifically an SS-4 to get an employer identification number and a Form 2553 to make the actual election).<\/p>\n<p>In other words, while you certainly can work with an attorney or accountant or one of those popular document preparation services like Legal Zoom to do this set up&#8230; you don&#8217;t have to. You can do the work yourself. And pretty easily.<\/p>\n<p>And then the best part? Your Virginia S corporation should save you a bundle in self-employment taxes and payroll taxes if you&#8217;re operating a profitable trade or business. Maybe a few thousand dollars every year <em>per owner.<\/em> And sometimes quite a bit more&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Our Virginia\u00a0S Corporation kit<\/h2>\n<p>Interested? Consider one of our two Virginia S Corporation kits. Both options (one uses an LLC for your S corporation and one uses a corporation for your S corporation) provide complete instructions for forming your entity, explain how to prepare the appropriate federal tax forms, and provide boilerplate legal documents you can either use as is or customize.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend most\u00a0entrepreneurs use the LLC version of our s-corporation kit which you can purchase\u00a0by clicking the button below:<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?c=cart&amp;i=VAScorp&amp;cl=23704&amp;ejc=2\" method=\"post\"><button type=\"submit\">Purchase and Download<\/button><\/form>\n<p><a title=\"View Cart\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?c=cart&amp;cl=23704&amp;ejc=2\">View Cart<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d prefer to use a traditional corporation as the base for your s-corporation,\u00a0that kit is available here:<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?c=cart&amp;i=VAInc&amp;cl=23704&amp;ejc=2\" method=\"post\"><button type=\"submit\">Purchase and Download<\/button><\/form>\n<p><a title=\"View Cart\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?c=cart&amp;cl=23704&amp;ejc=2\">View Cart<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Money Back Guarantee<\/h2>\n<p>After reading the kit, if you have any reservations about doing it yourself, <a href=\"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/795-s-corporation-tax-return-preparation\/\">send us a message<\/a>\u00a0and we will issue a 100% refund.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Resources<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlnelson.com\/articles\/how-s-corps-are-taxed\/\">How\u00a0Subchapter S Corporations Are Taxed<\/a>: Familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of s-corp taxation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/five-best-small-business-tax-loopholes\/\">Five Best Small Business Tax Loopholes<\/a>: Some tips and tricks to save on taxes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/hiring-your-children-as-a-tax-loophole\/\">Hiring Your Children as a Tax Loophole<\/a>: Providing employment to your child(ren) can be mutually beneficial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia makes it pretty easy for small business owners to set up a Virginia S corporation. 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