Limited liability companies that elect to be treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes shall make and file the report required of corporations in section twelve of this article. Limited liability companies treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes shall make and file the report required in section fifteen of this article. A limited liability company that elects to be treated as a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes shall be treated as a disregarded entity under this article and its owner shall make and file the report required by section twelve or section fifteen of this article depending upon whether the owner is a corporation, a firm or an individual.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 11-3-15a

  • Corporation: means a corporation or joint-stock association, organized under the laws of this state, the United States or any other state, territory or foreign country or dependency including, but not limited to, banking institutions. See West Virginia Code 11-22-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Limited liability company: means a limited liability company organized under the laws of this state, the United States or by any other state, territory or the District of Columbia. See West Virginia Code 11-22-1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.