Common Tax Forms Used By Businesses
Employer and Payroll Tax Forms
Form 940: Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) tax.
Form 941: Employees' wages, tips, and tax withholdings.
Form 944: Simplifies annual reporting for small employers.
Form W-2: Annual wages and taxes withheld.
Form W-3: Transmittal of wage and tax statements.
Form W-4: Employee’s withholding certificate.
Form W-2G: Certain Gambling Winnings.
Business Tax Forms
Form 1065: Partnership tax return.
Form 1120: Corporate tax return.
Form 1120-S: S-corporation tax return.
Form 2553: Election by a Small Business Corporation.
Form 8832: Entity Classification Election.
Form SS-4: Application for Employer Identification Number.
Form 7004: Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain Business Income Tax.
Form 4562: Depreciation and Amortization.
Form 8829: Expenses for Business Use of Your Home.
Form 5471: Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations.
Form 4797: Sales of Business Property.
Independent Contractor and Miscellaneous Income Forms
Form 1099-NEC: Nonemployee Compensation.
Form 1099-DIV: Dividends and Distributions.
Form 1099-MISC: Miscellaneous Information.
Form 1099-INT: Interest Income.
Form W-9: Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification.
Form 1099-R: Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.
Form 1099-B: Proceeds From Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions.