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cvmom73
Level 2

Sole Prop to Corporation adjustments

Hello,

 

I have a client that went from Sole proprietor to Corporation starting 1/1/2019

They did not start a different quickbooks so the balance sheet has equity and receivables from previous years. I know I should close out 12/31/2018 with a journal entry to allocate the assets to new corporation and bank account balances but not sure of the proper way. Can you please point me in the right direction.

 

I have attached an image.

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Thank you

2 Comments 2
john-pero
Community Champion

Sole Prop to Corporation adjustments

What type of corporation?  If truly an S or C there should be a sale of personal (sole prop) assets into the corporation and the corporate entity has a new and different tax ID and as such really there should be the initiation of a new company file and not just a continuation of the existing.  But, in a nutshell, in my OPINION, and "free" advice you have to close out all personal equity as of 12/31/18 and then post that equity out to initial ownership in the new entity.  It makes a big difference if a true corp with shares and shareholder ownership as there is no longer owner equity contribution but would be sale of stock to the new owner for the value of A/R and assets provided.

 

Going from Sole Prop to single member LLC is a little simpler, moving values from Owner Equity to Member Equity and since the pass through of profit or loss is identical

cvmom73
Level 2

Sole Prop to Corporation adjustments

Thank you so much for your free advice. Yes, that is what I thought and I had advised client to start a new accounting since they formed a new corporation. I just wanted to make sure the adjustments I do are done correctly. 

 

 

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