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Corporations: File a 2011 calendar year income tax return (Form 1120 or 1120-A) and pay any tax due. If you want an automatic 6-month extension of time to file the return, file Form 7004 and deposit what you estimate you owe.
All businesses: Give annual information statements (Form 1099, etc.) to recipients of certain payments you made during 2011.
S corporations: File a 2011 calendar year income tax return (Form 1120S) and pay any tax due.
Provide each shareholder with a copy of Schedule K-1. If you want an automatic 6-month extension of time to file the return, file Form 7004 and deposit what you estimate you owe.
S corporation election: File Form 2553, Election by a Small business Corporation, to choose to be treated as an S corporation, beginning with calendar year 2011. If Form 2553 is filed late, S treatment may not begin until calendar year 2012
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