I have an S-corp. I received a 1099, but since I also paid myself to pay taxes, I have a w2. Do I file both with my taxes? Or just one of them?

[RobertoinNY]

Won't using both 1099 and w2 come up as duplicate income?  Please provide clarification.  Thanks!

[Lisa995]

You may wish to seek help from a professional tax person to get you headed in the correct direction.  As Howard pointed out below, you shouldn't have a 1099, you should have a K-1 issued to you.

[dmertz]

Is this Form 1099-MISC reporting income paid you that should have been paid to the S corporation instead?

Or is the Form 1099-MISC reporting income that was paid to the S corporation by some other entity?  If so, no Form 1099-MISC should have been issued by that entity since such forms are not to be issued to corporations.

[RobertoinNY]

Yes, 1099 issued to S corp actually.

[dmertz]

Then it just gets reported as part of the income to the S corp on the S corps tax return.  A Form 1099-MISC reporting income to your S corp should have your S corp's EIN on it.  You don't report this income twice on the S corp's tax return, nor do you report the Form 1099-MISC on your own tax return (since the Form 1099-MISC should not have your SSN).

[RobertoinNY]

Ok report 1099 on S corp return; isn't this return part of my personal return though?  I am sorry but this is somewhat confusing, this is my first year with this type of return.  Thank you for your response and patience.

[Lisa995]

An SCorp return is a totally different tax return from your personal return.  It will generate a K-1 form for you to include on your personal return.  Again, finding a local professional get you set up straight the first year can be well worth the money.

[dmertz]

Note that the due date for the tax return of an S corp is March 15 and there are hefty penalties for each month it is late.

[Howard1948 · Accepted solution]

As an employee of the S corporation, you should be receiving a Form W-2 reporting your wages and withholdings just as any other employee would receive.

There is usually NO reason for you to receive a Form 1099 from an S corporation if you have received the W-2.

You should be receiving a Schedule K-1 from the S corporation's Form 1120-S which reports to you your share of the income and expenses of the S corporation which you report in your personal income tax return beginning on Schedule E.  Since the S corporation took a deduction for the wages paid to you, this does not cause your income to be reported twice.

[RobertoinNY]

1099 is for work done as a contractor for Workmarket.  I ended up paying myself from those monies and paid federal, state taxes, etc.  Thank you for your prompt response!

[RobertoinNY]

Ok, that makes sense, somewhat.  Where do I report these "wages paid"?