Angel Investing

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Angel Investing≫Part V: Corporate Structure and Tax Issues≫What Angels Need to Know About Business Entities and Taxes≫

Shareholders in S corporations can generally only be individuals who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. Shareholders cannot be other business entities or organizations. When a venture capital firm invests in an S corporation, that companies loses their S corporation status and convert automatically to a C corporation.

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