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Tax Tips & Audit Strategies for S-Corporation Shareholders

The number one audit risk for S-Corporations is salary and wages paid to officers of the corporation. S-Corporations are also subject to hobby-loss rules. Together these are the two most significant audit risks facing S-Corporations right now.

Self-Employment & Payroll Taxes for S-Corporation Shareholders

Shareholders of S-Corporations do not pay Self-Employment Tax if they are actively engaged as a shareholder-employee of the S-Corporation. Instead, shareholder-employees are paid a salary, with their wages reported on a W-2 and with Social Security and Medicare taxes already withheld.

Issuing IRS Schedule K-1 to Shareholders

Schedule K-1 of Form 1120S is used to report each shareholder's pro-rated share of net income or loss from an S-Corporation, along with various separately stated income and deduction items. Schedule K-1 can also be used to summarize a shareholder's beginning and ending stock basis for the year.

S Corporation Taxation

S Corporations are generally exempt from federal income taxes. Discusses the difference between S Corp and C Corp taxation.