There are many Tax Publications that can be used to help you get started with your business. Many of these publications contain useful information for most aspects of starting and operating a business. Reviewing tax publications should also help new business owners understand the tax forms that are required to be filed to report income, expenses, and other activities of your business; most tax forms have an Instruction booklet that contains explanations and examples for how to complete the tax forms. Review of the tax publications and forms will help you learn the monthly, quarterly, and/or annual filings required for your business. Business tax returns, schedules, forms, and publications that may be useful for your business include –
Self-employed individuals, Sole Proprietors, and Entrepreneurs
Schedule C, Profit or Loss from Business (Sole Proprietorship)
Schedule C-EZ, Net Profit from Business (Sole Proprietorship)
Schedule E, Supplemental Income and Loss
Schedule F, Profit or Loss from Farming
Schedule SE, Self Employment Tax
1040 ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals
940, Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return
941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return
944, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return
945, Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax
SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number
W-2, Wage and Tax Statement
W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements
W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate
W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
W-10, Dependent Care Provider’s Identification and Certification
1099 MISC, Miscellaneous Income
1040, Individual Income Tax Return
1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
Corporations, Partnerships, LLCs, and LLP tax returns
1120, Corporate Income Tax Return
1120-S, Income Tax Return for an S Corp.
F0rm 1065, Return of Partnership Income
Business Publications
Pub. 17, Your Federal Income Tax
Pub. 334, Tax Guide for Small Business (Individuals Who Use Schedule C or C-EZ)
Pub. 463, Travel, Gift, and Car Expenses
Pub. 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income
Pub. 529, Miscellaneous Deductions
Pub. 535, Business Expenses
Pub. 541, Partnerships
Pub. 542, Corporations
Pub. 583, Starting a Business and Recordkeeping
Pub. 587, Business Use of Your Home
Pub. 946, How to Depreciate Property
Pub. 1635, Employer Identification Number, Understanding
Pub. 1779, Independent Contractor or Employee
Pub. 3402, Taxation of LLC Limited Liability Company