S corporations

Allocations, basis, K-1 complexity, and corporate lifecycle events—handled with clear workpapers and review.

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S corporation compliance requires discipline.

Owner-managed businesses balancing payroll, distributions, compliance, and year-round tax planning decisions.

Common issues

  • Reasonable compensation and payroll alignment
  • Shareholder basis tracking and distributions
  • Multi-state filing obligations
  • Entity-level elections and compliance timing

How we help

  • Workpaper-driven preparation and review
  • Partner capital/basis rollforwards and diagnostics
  • Tax planning coordination with accounting inputs
  • Clean client deliverables and payment guidance

What we need from you

  • Trial balance / GL and supporting schedules
  • K-1s received and issued, ownership changes
  • Debt statements / loan activity, major transactions
  • Prior year returns and workpapers (if available)

Lifecycle & transaction-related work

Admissions, redemptions, restructurings, and sale transactions require careful coordination of allocations, basis, and documentation. For transaction-focused support, see our M&A Tax Advisory service.

FAQs

  • Do you help with partner changes and buy/sell events? Yes—planning and reporting coordination.
  • Can you support multi-entity groups? Yes—structure and reporting consistency matter.