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June 5, 2019
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Which line in Form 1040 should I fill the Officers Compensation I have paid for myself (100 % ownership) from the S Corporation I own? Is it necessary to issue a W-2?

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Best answer by IsabellaG

Yes, if you are an Officer in an S Corporation, your compensation needs to be reported on a W-2.

https://www.irs.gov/uac/Wage-Compensation-for-S-Corporation-Officers

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IsabellaG
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June 5, 2019

Yes, if you are an Officer in an S Corporation, your compensation needs to be reported on a W-2.

https://www.irs.gov/uac/Wage-Compensation-for-S-Corporation-Officers

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June 5, 2019
Thanks for the clarification
September 22, 2021

can you show sample

 

Critter-3
September 23, 2021

Your corporation needs to file a W-2/W-3 at the end of the year plus the annual 940 form  AND quarterly form 941s and any state forms needed.   If you have not been doing this then seek local professional guidance to get the late forms completed correctly.  

 

Once you have completed the corporate form correctly reporting the officer wages and the company paid taxes then anything left over will be reported on the K-1 form.  On the personal return you will enter the W-2 and the K-1 form that are issued to you.  

June 4, 2024

This is totally new to me as a tax preparer. Pass-thru entities use K-1s.

 

S-Corp only does 1125-E if gross receipts of $500k; I don't have any clients in that range so I have never HAD to furnish an 1125-E to the IRS.

However, the general guidance is to have officer compensation (if they are owner(s) of the S-Corp) to be reported on Schedule E, Supplemental Income.

 

That said, K-1 from an 1120S does not have "guaranteed payments" like a partnership's K-1. I typically let the $$ from the compensation flow to Schedule C since that auto generates the self-employment figures.

 

Obviously, it would be much, much easier if K-1s were standardized across entities,