2024 S Corporation Checkup: Key Tax Issues & Forms Reporting

Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Webcast or Webinar, Online
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM (opens at 3:30 PM) EST
4Credits
Technical Business

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Course Type: Webcast
Course Code: 25/AC160285
Level: Intermediate
Vendor: ACPEN
Field of Study: Taxes

Overview:

A detailed analysis of the calculations related to determining a shareholder's tax basis for S corporation shares and loans. How to use the Form 1120S, Schedule K-1 information for basis determination, as well as an update on Schedules K-2 and K-3. An illustrative example demonstrates how the process works, as well as the many potential pitfalls.

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Objectives:

  • Apply recent legislative development impacting S corporations and their shareholders
  • Identify the tax issues related to S corporation owner's basis for shares and loans from formation through operations and concluding with sale and/or liquidation

Major Topics:

  • Discuss the calculation of basis when the entity is formed including the impact of contributed property
  • Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity
  • Uses a comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process
  • Schedules K-2 and K-3
  • Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property
  • Explain how basis is impacted by sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest
  • S corporation losses and how they impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting
  • Show how to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculation

Major Topics:

  • Discuss the calculation of basis when the entity is formed including the impact of contributed property
  • Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity
  • Uses a comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process
  • Schedules K-2 and K-3
  • Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property
  • Explain how basis is impacted by sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest
  • S corporation losses and how they impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting
  • Show how to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculation

Designed For:

CPAs working in public accounting firms and/or working for an S corporation

Prerequisites:

Basic working knowledge of S corporation taxation