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December 2, 2020
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Have one business subcontract another

  • December 2, 2020
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I started  C-Corp, and I also registered an LLC. The C-Corp provides business to business services, the LLC is for programming apps.

 

I need an app for my C-Corp, can I subcontract the job to my LLC? 

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Critter-3
Level 15
December 2, 2020

Please explain ... you have 1 C-corp and an LLC ?   Or did you register the LLC  to be taxed as a C-corp? 

 

Or do you have 2 separate businesses ? 

 

 

To file the 1120 :

 

 

TT Business is for 1120 Corporation, 1120S Corp, 1065 Partnership or 1041 Estate/Trust returns and will not do your personal 1040 return.   It  is a separate program from Home & Business (or Personal & Small Business).  Home & Business is for personal returns that include a schedule C for self employment or sole proprietor. A single owner LLC would be reported on Schedule C unless the LLC elected to be treated as an S corp or C corp.

 

 

 

If this is your first 1120 then I highly recommend you seek local professional assistance to get the first return done for the corp  and get educated on the filing/payroll/dividend requirements for both the fed & state.  Doing things wrong or not setting up your books correctly can cost you dearly in penalties down the road. 

 

Turbo Tax Business  is not available to do online or on a Mac.  You can buy the Window's version here.  And you can have both TT Business and TT Home & Business (or any personal version) installed on  your computer at the same time.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/small-business-taxes 

 

 

vadindotAuthor
Level 2
December 2, 2020

I have 2 different businesses:

1. a C-Corp I established this year

2. an LLC (sole propietership) I have had for years

 

Again, they are different businesses with different services.

 

The C-Corp does not have app design as one of its services, so can I contract out the needed programming to my LLC?

Level 15
December 2, 2020

@vadindot wrote:

The C-Corp does not have app design as one of its services, so can I contract out the needed programming to my LLC?


Your C corporation is a separate, tax-paying, entity. 

 

You will not receive a K-1, but you will need to establish that you are an independent contractor as opposed to an employee of the corporation.

 

See https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15a.pdf

 

See also https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/paying-yourself