The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has changed the landscape for business taxpayers. These changes have caused many business owners to ask: Which entity is most suitable for me? TCJA introduced a flat 21% federal income tax rate for C corporations. Under prior law, profitable C corporations paid up to 35%. TCJA also cut individual income tax rates, which apply to sole proprietorships and pass-through entities, including partnerships, S corporations, and LLCs (treated as partnerships for tax purposes). However, the top rate dropped from 39.6% to only 37%. Which entity is most suitable: Entity tax basics Before the TCJA, conventional wisdom was that most small businesses should be set up as sole proprietorships or pass-through entities to avoid the double taxation of C corporations. A C corporation pays...