Alternative ''Pass-Through'' Tax Entities. Davidson Company is a limited liability company. It earned $100,000 in its first year of operation. It may elect to be taxed as a corporation or as a pass-through entity. Davidson Company intends to distribute all of its earnings to its sole shareholder David Davidson, who is in the 39.6 percent tax bracket. Should it elect to be taxed as a corporation or as a pass through entity in its first year?