Forms and Instructions - Filing and Paying Business Taxes

This section provides links to a variety of forms that businesses will need while filing, reporting, and paying business taxes. The list should not be construed as all-inclusive. You should consult the instructions for each form for any related forms necessary to file a complete tax return. Other forms may be appropriate for your specific type of business.

Starting and Operating a New Business

• Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number
• Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals
• Form 1120-W, Estimated Tax for Corporations
• Forms, Sole Proprietorships
• Forms, Partnerships
• Forms, Corporations
• Forms, S Corporations
• Forms, Limited Liability Company (LLC)
• Forms, Employment Tax
• Forms, Information Returns (W-2, 1099-A, 1099-MISC, 1099-R, etc.)

General Business Expenses

• Form 1040 or 1040-SR Schedule C, Profit or Loss From Business (Sole Proprietorship)
• Form 1040 or 1040-SR Schedule F, Profit or Loss From Farming
• Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income
• Form 1120, U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return
• Form 1120-S, U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation
• Form 4562, Depreciation and Amortization
• Form 8829, Expenses for Business Use of Your Home

General Forms

• State Tax, Forms and Information
• Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card (PDF)
• Form 1045, Application for Tentative Refund
• Form 2553, Election By a Small Business Corporation
• Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative
• Form 6252, Installment Sale Income
• Form 8822-B, Change of Address
• Form 8903, Domestic Production Activities Deduction

Specialized Forms

• Form 2210, Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
• Form 5329, Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (Including IRAs) and Other Tax-Favored Accounts
• Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions
• Form 8606, Nondeductible IRAs

Employee Benefits

• Form 1096, Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns
• Form 1099-R, Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.
• General Instructions for Certain Information Returns (Forms 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G)
• Form 5300, Application for Determination for Employee Benefit Plan
• Form 5305, Traditional Individual Retirement Trust Account (PDF)
• Form 5305-SEP, Simplified Employee Pension - Individual Retirement Accounts Contribution Agreement (PDF)
• Form 5309, Application for Determination of Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Form 5500EZ, Annual Return of One-Participant (Owners and Their Spouses) Retirement Plan