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1 owner s-corp and only employee, do i need to file form 940

i am the only owner of the s-crop and the only employee, do i need to file form 940?

I read here that owner does not count as an employee:

https://www.thebalance.com/irs-form-940-unemployment-tax-report-explained-397958

under who must file.

Since i am the only employee and the owner, i should not count myself as the employee

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1 owner s-corp and only employee, do i need to file form 940

I read your link and listed it below.  Yours is referring to being a partner or owner (of an Sch business ) when you are a shareholder, so look at last paragraph and link with it as you are subject to unemployment taxes and need to file a Form 940. 

You had one or more employees for at least some part of a day in any 20 or more different weeks in either of the past two years. Employers must count all full-time, part-time, and temporary employees, but not owners or partners.

"As a working owner of an S-corporation, you must receive a wage from your company. This is required for all corporate officers who perform services for the company, regardless of the percentage of business owned. Wages are subject to state and federal unemployment tax, even if you are the only employee of the."

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/futa-return-required-owner-s-corporation-46988.html

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