Enter shareholder information
Add and update shareholder information for S Corporation clients to calculate ownership percentages and complete federal and state returns, including Schedules K-1 and Form 2553.
Follow these steps to enter and update information for shareholders of subchapter S Corporations. UltraTax CS uses the shareholder information to calculate each shareholder's percentage of ownership and to complete federal and state returns.
- SelectFile, thenOpen Clientand open the S Corporation client.
- Select theShareholder Informationicon
to open the Shareholder Informationwindow. - SelectShareholder, thenAddto enter information for a new shareholder. To update information for an existing shareholder, select the shareholder in the Shareholder spreadsheet and update the shareholder tab.
- In theShareholdertab, enter general information such as the shareholder's name, address, and ownership information. UltraTax CS uses this information to complete both the federal and state returns.
- Select theOther Infotab and enter information for Form 1120-S, each shareholder's Schedules K-1, and the shareholder transmittal letters.
- Select theSchedule B-1tab and enter information if the beneficial owner isn't the registered owner of the S Corporation stock.
- If you're processing a new S Corporation return and need to complete Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation, select the2553tab and enter the information. You'll also need to complete the 2553 screen in the Elections folder.
- If you're processing 1 or more state returns for this client, select the state tabs and enter state-specific shareholder information. The state tab appears only if you added the state return for the client and if the state requires state-specific shareholder information.tip
- Use PAGE DOWN or PAGE UP on a field to go to the same field for the next or previous shareholder in the list. For example, if the cursor is located in theSupplemental informationfield for the 1st shareholder and you use PAGE DOWN, the cursor moves to theSupplemental informationfield for the 2nd shareholder.
- You can add up to 400 shareholders for each S Corporation client.
- To delete a shareholder, select the shareholder in the Shareholder spreadsheet, then select theDeleteicon
