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 (PDF), Instructions
- Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals (PDF)
- Form 1120-W, Estimated Tax for Corporations (PDF)
- 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 Schedule C, Profit or Loss From Business (Sole Proprietorship) (PDF), Instructions
- Form 1040 Schedule F, Profit or Loss From Farming (PDF), Instructions
- Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income (PDF), Instructions
- Form 1120, U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return (PDF), Instructions
- Form 1120-S, U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation (PDF), Instructions
- Form 4562, Depreciation and Amortization (PDF), Instructions
- Form 8829, Expenses for Business Use of Your Home (PDF), Instructions
General Forms
- State Tax, Forms and Information
- Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card (PDF)
- Form 1045, Application for Tentative Refund (PDF), Instructions
- Form 2553, Election By a Small Business Corporation (PDF), Instructions
- Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative (PDF), Instructions
- Form 6252, Installment Sale Income (PDF)
- Form 8822, Change of Address (PDF)
- Form 8903, Domestic Production Activities Deduction (PDF), Instructions
Specialized Forms
- Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions (PDF), Instructions
- Form 8606, Nondeductible IRAs (PDF), Instructions
Employee Benefits
- Form 1096, Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns (PDF)
- Form 1099-R, Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc. (PDF), Instructions
- General Instructions for Certain Information Returns (2011) (Forms 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G)
- Form 5300, Application for Determination for Employee Benefit Plan (PDF), Instructions
- 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 (PDF)
- Form 5500EZ, Annual Return of One-Participant (Owners and Their Spouses) Retirement Plan (PDF), Instructions
References/Related Topics
- Filing and Paying Your Business Taxes
- Forms and Publications By U.S. Mail
- Prior Year Forms, Instructions and Publications
- Small Business and Self-Employed Forms and Publications
- Online Ordering for Information Returns and Employer Returns
Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2012-08-01
