Question

We Are the World is an importing company that specializes in importing hand-made arts and crafts from crafters and artisans around the world. The company has about $4 million worth of stock outstanding. Due to its desire to avoid double taxation, it is structured so that its individual shareholders pay taxes on all of the company's income. The shareholders report the flow-through of income and losses on their personal tax returns and are assessed at their individual tax rates. We Are the World is a(n):_____.

a. limited liability company (LLC).
b. C corporation.
c. S corporation.
d. G corporation.
e. investment trust.

Answer 1

c. S corporation.

Step-by-step explanation:

S corporations that are elected for passing out the corporate income, losses, deductions and credits via to the shareholders for the federal tax motive. It is responsible for tax on specific gains and the passive income for the entity level

Also the shareholders could reported the flow via income and the losses on the personal income tax returns and can be assess at individual tax rates

So, the option c is correct