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Form 1120-S: U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation

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IRS Form 1120-S, U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation, is the 5-page annual federal return domestic corporations and LLCs that elected S corporation status on Form 2553 file to report pass-through income, officer compensation, deductions, and shareholder Schedule K items. Calendar-year returns are due March 15. Open Form 1120-S in JustFill to complete all 5 pages online.

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Form 1120-S
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2025 Form 1120-S (5 pages; OMB No. 1545-0123)
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What is Form 1120-S?

Form 1120-S is the 5-page annual federal income tax return filed by domestic corporations and LLCs that have made a valid S corporation election on Form 2553 and received IRS acceptance under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. An S corporation is a pass-through entity: instead of paying federal corporate income tax on ordinary profits, it reports gross receipts, officer compensation, operating deductions, and ordinary business income on Page 1, answers compliance questions on Schedule B (Pages 2–3), summarizes total shareholder pass-through items on Schedule K (Pages 3–4), and reconciles its balance sheets, book-to-tax differences, and Accumulated Adjustments Account (AAA) on Schedules L, M-1, and M-2 (Pages 4–5). Each shareholder then receives a Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S) reporting their pro-rata share. Upload the 5-page Form 1120-S PDF in JustFill to complete every page cleanly in your browser.

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Who fills out Form 1120-S?

  • Domestic corporations and single- or multi-member LLCs with an effective Form 2553 S-corporation election
  • Owner-operated professional practices, agencies, and consulting firms paying W-2 reasonable officer compensation on Line 7 and passing residual profits through Schedule K
  • S-corp shareholders and controllers preparing annual balance sheets (Schedule L) and Accumulated Adjustments Account (Schedule M-2) reconciliations
  • CPAs, Enrolled Agents, and tax preparers generating 5-page Form 1120-S client review packages and paper filings

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Heading & Items A–J (Page 1, Top)

S election effective date (Item A), business activity code (Item B), corporation name, address, EIN, date incorporated (Item E), total assets (Item F), whether electing S status this year with Form 2553 attached (Item H), and number of shareholders during the year (Item I).

Income — Lines 1a through 6 (Page 1)

Gross receipts or sales less returns and allowances, cost of goods sold (from Form 1125-A), gross profit, net gain or loss from Form 4797, other income, and Total Income on Line 6.

Deductions, Ordinary Income & Tax/Payments — Lines 7 through 27 (Page 1)

Compensation of officers (Line 7 — attach Form 1125-E if total receipts are $500,000 or more), salaries and wages (Line 8), repairs, bad debts, rents, taxes and licenses, interest, depreciation (Form 4562), advertising, pension/profit-sharing plans, employee benefit programs, other deductions, Ordinary Business Income or Loss (Line 21), and any entity-level excess net passive income or built-in gains tax (Lines 22a–23).

Schedule B — Other Information (Pages 2–3, Questions 1–16)

Accounting method, business activity and product/service, ownership of other corporations or partnerships, shareholder debt basis, Section 199A qualified business income questions, and Question 11 small-S-corp exemption from Schedules L and M-1 ($250,000 receipts and assets test).

Schedule K — Shareholders' Pro Rata Share Items (Pages 3–4, Lines 1–18)

Corporation-wide totals for ordinary business income or loss, net rental real estate income (Form 8825), interest, dividends, royalties, capital gains, Section 179 deduction, charitable contributions, credits, foreign transactions, and non-deductible expenses and property distributions (Line 16d).

Schedules L, M-1, and M-2 — Balance Sheets, Book-to-Tax & AAA (Pages 4–5)

Schedule L beginning and ending balance sheets per books (including loans from shareholders on Line 19), Schedule M-1 reconciliation of book income with Schedule K Line 18 income/loss, and Schedule M-2 analysis of the Accumulated Adjustments Account (AAA), shareholders' undistributed taxable income, and accumulated earnings and profits.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • 1Paying $0 in W-2 officer compensation on Line 7 while taking large tax-free shareholder distributions on Schedule K Line 16d — the IRS routinely audits S corporations that fail to pay reasonable W-2 compensation to shareholder-employees who perform services.
  • 2Filing Form 1120-S before the corporation has timely filed Form 2553 (or without attaching a late-election relief Form 2553 under Rev. Proc. 2013-30 and checking Item H on Page 1).
  • 3Missing the March 15 deadline without filing Form 7004 — the IRS assesses an automatic IRC § 6699 monthly late-filing penalty multiplied by the number of shareholders for up to 12 months.
  • 4Making disproportionate distributions among shareholders instead of strictly pro-rata distributions per share, which can inadvertently create a prohibited second class of stock and terminate the S election.

Form 1120-S example — what a filled-out form looks like

A single-shareholder design and marketing LLC in Denver, CO that elected S-corp status on Form 2553 files its 5-page Form 1120-S reporting $320,000 in gross receipts, $95,000 in W-2 officer compensation, $45,000 in operating expenses, and $180,000 in ordinary business income. All names and numbers are fictional.

Page 1 Heading — S Election Date, Name, EIN & Shareholders

Item A S Election Effective Date: 01/01/2023 · Item B Business Code: 541430 · Sample Summit Creative LLC · EIN: 98-•••7392 · 1400 Sample Blake St, Ste 300, Denver, CO 80202 · Item F Total Assets: $92,000 · Item I Shareholders: 1

Confirms the effective S-election date, NAICS code, and single-shareholder status.

Page 1 Income & Deductions — Lines 1a, 6, 7, 20 & 21

Line 1a Gross receipts: $320,000 · Line 6 Total income: $320,000 · Line 7 Compensation of officers: $95,000 · Line 20 Total deductions: $140,000 · Line 21 Ordinary business income: $180,000

Reports reasonable W-2 officer compensation ($95,000) on Line 7 and net pass-through business income ($180,000) on Line 21.

Pages 2–4 Schedule B & Schedule K — Compliance & Pass-Through Summary

Schedule B Question 11 (Receipts and assets both under $250,000): ☑ Yes · Schedule K Line 1 Ordinary business income: $180,000 · Line 16d Distributions (cash): $135,000

Qualifies for the Question 11 exemption from Schedules L and M-1 and reports cash shareholder distributions on Schedule K Line 16d.

Page 5 Schedule M-2 (AAA) & Officer Signature

Schedule M-2 Column (a) AAA: Beginning balance $40,000 + Line 2 Ordinary income $180,000 − Line 7 Distributions $135,000 = Line 8 Ending AAA balance $85,000 · Signed by President Lauren M. Sample on 03/11/2026

Tracks the shareholder's Accumulated Adjustments Account (AAA) after ordinary income and distributions.

These values are made up. They are here to show what belongs on each line, not to be copied — every name, number, and address on your own Form 1120-S has to be your own.

Where to send Form 1120-S — fax numbers and mailing addresses

S corporations that file 10 or more returns of any type during the calendar year (including W-2s and 1099s) must e-file Form 1120-S. Eligible paper filers mail Form 1120-S to the IRS Service Center assigned to their principal business location and total assets.

IRS Kansas City Service Center

Use this if the address is in: S corporations located in CT, DE, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV, or WI (with total assets under $10 million)

Mail to
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Center Kansas City, MO 64999-0013

IRS Ogden Service Center

Use this if the address is in: S corporations located in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, IA, KS, LA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY, or any state with total assets of $10 million or more

Mail to
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Center Ogden, UT 84201-0013

Calendar-year S corporations must file Form 1120-S by March 15 (the 15th day of the 3rd month after the close of the tax year) or file Form 7004 by March 15 for an automatic 6-month extension to September 15.

Checked against the official Internal Revenue Service (IRS) instructions on 2026-10-23. Destinations change — confirm on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) page before you send anything.

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Frequently asked questions

For an S corporation on a calendar tax year, Form 1120-S and all shareholder Schedules K-1 are due on March 15. You can request an automatic 6-month extension to September 15 by filing Form 7004 on or before March 15.
If the S corporation's total receipts for the tax year were less than $250,000 AND its total assets at the end of the tax year were less than $250,000, it can check "Yes" on Schedule B, Question 11 (Page 3) and skip both Schedule L (Balance Sheets per Books) and Schedule M-1.
Health and accident insurance premiums paid by the S corporation on behalf of a greater-than-2% shareholder-employee are included in Box 1 (and Box 14) of the shareholder's Form W-2 (though excluded from Boxes 3 and 5 for FICA), deducted by the S corporation as officer compensation on Form 1120-S Line 7, and then claimed by the shareholder as an above-the-line self-employed health insurance deduction on Schedule 1 (Form 1040).
Yes, if the entity meets the requirements for late S-corporation election relief under Rev. Proc. 2013-30 (within 3 years and 75 days of the intended effective date), you can attach a completed Form 2553 with "FILED PURSUANT TO REV. PROC. 2013-30" written at the top and check Item H on Page 1 of Form 1120-S.

Official source: Form 1120-S on Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’s website

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