Form 1120 Tax Return

Overview:

The

ABC Corporation

(a hypothetical company) was formed and began operations on January 1, 2020. ABC Corporation sells sporting goods. This corporation follows the accrual method of accounting. The corporation’s address is 1994 Main St, Tampa, FL 34691; and employer Identification number (EIN) is 98-325465. Their business activity code is 451110.

You are provided with the following yearend financial statements for the ABC Corporation.

ABC Corporation

Income Statement

For the Year Ended

December 31, 2020

Gross Sales $3,750,000

Returns and Allowances 187,500

Dividends (10% owned investee) 300,000

Dividends (30% owned investee) 15,000

Cost of Goods Sold 1,750,000

Total Income 2,127.500

Depreciation Expense (book and tax) 100,000

Salaries and Wages 150,000

Bad Debts 12,500

Rent 40,000

Charitable contributions 2,000

Advertising 5,000

Repairs 2,750

Interest 5,000

Income Tax 380,150

Net Income $1,430,100

ABC Corporation

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2020

Cash $ 125,000

Inventory 1,500,000

Land 50,000

Building 900,000

Less: Accumulated Depreciation 325,000

Total Assets – $2,250,000

Accounts Payable $1,100,000

Common Stock 500,000

Retained Earnings 650,000

Total Liabilities & Equity $2,250,000

Note: Assume tax deposits during 2020 were $150,000. Also, the corporation’s book federal income tax expense is equal to the federal tax liability. The company paid $1,000,500 in cash dividends in 2020.

Instructions:

Based on the information provided above, prepare ABC Corporation’s 2020 Form 1120. Only Form 1120 needs be prepared (Forms 1125A and Form 4562 do not need to be prepared).

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Form 1120
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return
For calendar year 2021 or tax year beginning , 2021, ending , 20
▶ Go to www.irs.gov/Form1120 for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0123
2021
TYPE
OR
PRINT
Name
Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions.
City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code
A Check if:
1a Consolidated return
(attach Form 851) .
b Life/nonlife consoli￾dated return . . .
2 Personal holding co.
(attach Sch. PH) . .
3 Personal service corp.
(see instructions) . .
4 Schedule M-3 attached
B Employer identification number
C Date incorporated
D Total assets (see instructions)
$
E Check if: (1) Initial return (2) Final return (3) Name change (4) Address change
Income
1a Gross receipts or sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1a
b Returns and allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1b
c Balance. Subtract line 1b from line 1a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1c
2 Cost of goods sold (attach Form 1125-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 Gross profit. Subtract line 2 from line 1c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 Dividends and inclusions (Schedule C, line 23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 Gross rents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7 Gross royalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 Capital gain net income (attach Schedule D (Form 1120)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9 Net gain or (loss) from Form 4797, Part II, line 17 (attach Form 4797) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
10 Other income (see instructions—attach statement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11 Total income. Add lines 3 through 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ▶ 11
Deductions (See instructions for limitations on deductions.)
12 Compensation of officers (see instructions—attach Form 1125-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . ▶ 12
13 Salaries and wages (less employment credits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
14 Repairs and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
15 Bad debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
16 Rents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
17 Taxes and licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
18 Interest (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
19 Charitable contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
20 Depreciation from Form 4562 not claimed on Form 1125-A or elsewhere on return (attach Form 4562) . . . 20
21 Depletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
22 Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
23 Pension, profit-sharing, etc., plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
24 Employee benefit programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
25 Reserved for future use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
26 Other deductions (attach statement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
27 Total deductions. Add lines 12 through 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ▶ 27
28 Taxable income before net operating loss deduction and special deductions. Subtract line 27 from line 11. . 28
29a Net operating loss deduction (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . 29a
b Special deductions (Schedule C, line 24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29b
c Add lines 29a and 29b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29c
Tax, Refundable Credits, and
Payments
30 Taxable income. Subtract line 29c from line 28. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
31 Total tax (Schedule J, Part I, line 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
32 Reserved for future use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
33 Total payments and credits (Schedule J, Part III, line 23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
34 Estimated tax penalty. See instructions. Check if Form 2220 is attached . . . . . . . . . ▶ 34
35 Amount owed. If line 33 is smaller than the total of lines 31 and 34, enter amount owed . . . . . . 35
36 Overpayment. If line 33 is larger than the total of lines 31 and 34, enter amount overpaid . . . . . . 36
37 Enter amount from line 36 you want: Credited to 2022 estimated tax ▶ Refunded ▶ 37
Sign
Here
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct,
and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.
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Firm’s name ▶
Firm’s address ▶
Firm’s EIN ▶
Phone no.
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No. 11450Q Form 1120 (2021)
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Schedule C Dividends, Inclusions, and Special Deductions (see
instructions)
(a) Dividends and
inclusions (b) % (c) Special deductions
(a) × (b)
1 Dividends from less-than-20%-owned domestic corporations (other than debt-financed
stock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2 Dividends from 20%-or-more-owned domestic corporations (other than debt-financed
stock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3 Dividends on certain debt-financed stock of domestic and foreign corporations . .
See
instructions
4 Dividends on certain preferred stock of less-than-20%-owned public utilities . . . 23.3
5 Dividends on certain preferred stock of 20%-or-more-owned public utilities . . . . 26.7
6 Dividends from less-than-20%-owned foreign corporations and certain FSCs . . . 50
7 Dividends from 20%-or-more-owned foreign corporations and certain FSCs . . . 65
8 Dividends from wholly owned foreign subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . 100
9 Subtotal. Add lines 1 through 8. See instructions for limitations . . . . . . .
See
instructions
10 Dividends from domestic corporations received by a small business investment
company operating under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 . . . . . 100
11 Dividends from affiliated group members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
12 Dividends from certain FSCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
13 Foreign-source portion of dividends received from a specified 10%-owned foreign
corporation (excluding hybrid dividends) (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . 100
14 Dividends from foreign corporations not included on line 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, or 13
(including any hybrid dividends) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 Reserved for future use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16a Subpart F inclusions derived from the sale by a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) of
the stock of a lower-tier foreign corporation treated as a dividend (attach Form(s) 5471)
(see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
b Subpart F inclusions derived from hybrid dividends of tiered corporations (attach Form(s)
5471) (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c Other inclusions from CFCs under subpart F not included on line 16a, 16b, or 17 (attach
Form(s) 5471) (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) (attach Form(s) 5471 and Form 8992) . .
18 Gross-up for foreign taxes deemed paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19 IC-DISC and former DISC dividends not included on line 1, 2, or 3 . . . . . .
20 Other dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21 Deduction for dividends paid on certain preferred stock of public utilities . . . .
22 Section 250 deduction (attach Form 8993) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23 Total dividends and inclusions. Add column (a), lines 9 through 20. Enter here and on
page 1, line 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24 Total special deductions. Add column (c), lines 9 through 22. Enter here and on page 1, line 29b . . . . . . .
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Schedule J Tax Computation and Payment (see instructions)
Part I—Tax Computation
1 Check if the corporation is a member of a controlled group (attach Schedule O (Form 1120)). See instructions ▶
2 Income tax. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 Base erosion minimum tax amount (attach Form 8991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 Add lines 2 and 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 a Foreign tax credit (attach Form 1118) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5a
b Credit from Form 8834 (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5b
c General business credit (attach Form 3800) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5c
d Credit for prior year minimum tax (attach Form 8827) . . . . . . . . . . 5d
e Bond credits from Form 8912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5e
6 Total credits. Add lines 5a through 5e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7 Subtract line 6 from line 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 Personal holding company tax (attach Schedule PH (Form 1120)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9 a Recapture of investment credit (attach Form 4255) . . . . . . . . . . . 9a
b Recapture of low-income housing credit (attach Form 8611) . . . . . . . . 9b
c Interest due under the look-back method—completed long-term contracts (attach
Form 8697) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9c
d Interest due under the look-back method—income forecast method (attach Form 8866) 9d
e Alternative tax on qualifying shipping activities (attach Form 8902) . . . . . . 9e
f Interest/tax due under section 453A(c) and/or section 453(l) . . . . . . . . 9f
g Other (see instructions—attach statement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9g
10 Total. Add lines 9a through 9g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11 Total tax. Add lines 7, 8, and 10. Enter here and on page 1, line 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Part II—Reserved For Future Use
12 Reserved for future use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Part III—Payments and Refundable Credits
13 2020 overpayment credited to 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
14 2021 estimated tax payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
15 2021 refund applied for on Form 4466 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ( )
16 Combine lines 13, 14, and 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
17 Tax deposited with Form 7004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
18 Withholding (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
19 Total payments. Add lines 16, 17, and 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
20 Refundable credits from:
a Form 2439 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20a
b Form 4136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20b
c Reserved for future use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20c
d Other (attach statement—see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20d
21 Total credits. Add lines 20a through 20d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
22 Reserved for future use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
23 Total payments and credits. Add lines 19 and 21. Enter here and on page 1, line 33 . . . . . . . . . 23
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Schedule K Other Information (see instructions)
1 Check accounting method: a Cash b Accrual c Other (specify) ▶ Yes No
2 See the instructions and enter the:
a Business activity code no. ▶
b Business activity ▶
c Product or service ▶
3 Is the corporation a subsidiary in an affiliated group or a parent–subsidiary controlled group? . . . . . . . . . .
If “Yes,” enter name and EIN of the parent corporation ▶
4 At the end of the tax year:
a
Did any foreign or domestic corporation, partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership), trust, or tax-exempt
organization own directly 20% or more, or own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all classes of the
corporation’s stock entitled to vote? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule G (Form 1120) (attach Schedule G) . . . . . .
b Did any individual or estate own directly 20% or more, or own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all
classes of the corporation’s stock entitled to vote? If “Yes,” complete Part II of Schedule G (Form 1120) (attach Schedule G) .
5 At the end of the tax year, did the corporation:
a Own directly 20% or more, or own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote of
any foreign or domestic corporation not included on Form 851, Affiliations Schedule? For rules of constructive ownership, see instructions.
If “Yes,” complete (i) through (iv) below.
(i) Name of Corporation (ii) Employer
Identification Number
(if any)
(iii) Country of
Incorporation
(iv) Percentage
Owned in Voting
Stock
b Own directly an interest of 20% or more, or own, directly or indirectly, an interest of 50% or more in any foreign or domestic partnership
(including an entity treated as a partnership) or in the beneficial interest of a trust? For rules of constructive ownership, see instructions.
If “Yes,” complete (i) through (iv) below.
(i) Name of Entity
(ii) Employer Identification Number
(if any)
(iii) Country of
Organization
(iv) Maximum
Percentage Owned in
Profit, Loss, or Capital
6 During this tax year, did the corporation pay dividends (other than stock dividends and distributions in exchange for stock) in
excess of the corporation’s current and accumulated earnings and profits? See sections 301 and 316 . . . . . . . .
If “Yes,” file Form 5452, Corporate Report of Nondividend Distributions. See the instructions for Form 5452.
If this is a consolidated return, answer here for the parent corporation and on Form 851 for each subsidiary.
7 At any time during the tax year, did one foreign person own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% of the total voting power of all
classes of the corporation’s stock entitled to vote or at least 25% of the total value of all classes of the corporation’s stock? .
For rules of attribution, see section 318. If “Yes,” enter:
(a) Percentage owned ▶ and (b) Owner’s country ▶
(c) The corporation may have to file Form 5472, Information Return of a 25% Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporation or a Foreign
Corporation Engaged in a U.S. Trade or Business. Enter the number of Forms 5472 attached ▶
8 Check this box if the corporation issued publicly offered debt instruments with original issue discount . . . . . . ▶
If checked, the corporation may have to file Form 8281, Information Return for Publicly Offered Original Issue Discount Instruments.
9 Enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the tax year ▶ $
10 Enter the number of shareholders at the end of the tax year (if 100 or fewer) ▶
11 If the corporation has an NOL for the tax year and is electing to forego the carryback period, check here (see instructions) ▶
If the corporation is filing a consolidated return, the statement required by Regulations section 1.1502-21(b)(3) must be attached
or the election will not be valid.
12 Enter the available NOL carryover from prior tax years (do not reduce it by any deduction reported on
page 1, line 29a.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ▶ $
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Schedule K Other Information (continued from page 4)
13 Are the corporation’s total receipts (page 1, line 1a, plus lines 4 through 10) for the tax year and its total assets at the end of the
tax year less than $250,000? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yes No
If “Yes,” the corporation is not required to complete Schedules L, M-1, and M-2. Instead, enter the total amount of cash
distributions and the book value of property distributions (other than cash) made during the tax year ▶ $
14 Is the corporation required to file Schedule UTP (Form 1120), Uncertain Tax Position Statement? See instructions . . . .
If “Yes,” complete and attach Schedule UTP.
15a Did the corporation make any payments in 2021 that would require it to file Form(s) 1099? . . . . . . . . . . .
b If “Yes,” did or will the corporation file required Form(s) 1099? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 During this tax year, did the corporation have an 80%-or-more change in ownership, including a change due to redemption of its
own stock? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 During or subsequent to this tax year, but before the filing of this return, did the corporation dispose of more than 65% (by value)
of its assets in a taxable, non-taxable, or tax deferred transaction? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 Did the corporation receive assets in a section 351 transfer in which any of the transferred assets had a fair market basis or fair
market value of more than $1 million? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19 During the corporation’s tax year, did the corporation make any payments that would require it to file Forms 1042 and 1042-S
under chapter 3 (sections 1441 through 1464) or chapter 4 (sections 1471 through 1474) of the Code? . . . . . . . .
20 Is the corporation operating on a cooperative basis?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21 During the tax year, did the corporation pay or accrue any interest or royalty for which the deduction is not allowed under section
267A? See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If “Yes,” enter the total amount of the disallowed deductions ▶ $
22 Does the corporation have gross receipts of at least $500 million in any of the 3 preceding tax years? (See sections 59A(e)(2)
and (3)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If “Yes,” complete and attach Form 8991.
23 Did the corporation have an election under section 163(j) for any real property trade or business or any farming business in effect
during the tax year? See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24 Does the corporation satisfy one or more of the following? See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a The corporation owns a pass-through entity with current, or prior year carryover, excess business interest expense.
b The corporation’s aggregate average annual gross receipts (determined under section 448(c)) for the 3 tax years preceding the
current tax year are more than $26 million and the corporation has business interest expense.
c The corporation is a tax shelter and the corporation has business interest expense.
If “Yes,” complete and attach Form 8990.
25 Is the corporation attaching Form 8996 to certify as a Qualified Opportunity Fund? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If “Yes,” enter amount from Form 8996, line 15 . . . . ▶ $
26 Since December 22, 2017, did a foreign corporation directly or indirectly acquire substantially all of the properties held directly or
indirectly by the corporation, and was the ownership percentage (by vote or value) for purposes of section 7874 greater than
50% (for example, the shareholders held more than 50% of the stock of the foreign corporation)? If “Yes,” list the ownership
percentage by vote and by value. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percentage: By Vote By Value
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Schedule L Balance Sheets per Books Beginning of tax year End of tax year
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
Assets (a) (b) (c) (d)
1 Cash . . . . . . . . . . . .
2a Trade notes and accounts receivable . . .
b Less allowance for bad debts . . . . .
3 Inventories . . . . . . . . . . .
4 U.S. government obligations . . . . .
5 Tax-exempt securities (see instructions) . .
6 Other current assets (attach statement) . .
7 Loans to shareholders . . . . . . .
8 Mortgage and real estate loans . . . . .
9 Other investments (attach statement) . . .
10a Buildings and other depreciable assets . .
b Less accumulated depreciation . . . . .
11a Depletable assets . . . . . . . . .
b Less accumulated depletion . . . . . .
12 Land (net of any amortization) . . . . .
13a Intangible assets (amortizable only) . . .
b Less accumulated amortization . . . . .
14 Other assets (attach statement) . . . . .
15 Total assets . . . . . . . . . .
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
16 Accounts payable . . . . . . . . .
17 Mortgages, notes, bonds payable in less than 1 year
18 Other current liabilities (attach statement) . .
19 Loans from shareholders . . . . . . .
20 Mortgages, notes, bonds payable in 1 year or more
21 Other liabilities (attach statement) . . . .
22 Capital stock: a Preferred stock . . . .
b Common stock . . . .
23 Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . .
24 Retained earnings—Appropriated (attach statement)
25 Retained earnings—Unappropriated . . .
26 Adjustments to shareholders’ equity (attach statement)
27 Less cost of treasury stock . . . . . .
28 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity . .
Schedule M-1 Reconciliation of Income (Loss) per Books With Income per Return
Note: The corporation may be required to file Schedule M-3. See instructions.
1 Net income (loss) per books . . . . . .
2 Federal income tax per books . . . . .
3 Excess of capital losses over capital gains .
4 Income subject to tax not recorded on books
this year (itemize):
5 Expenses recorded on books this year not
deducted on this return (itemize):
a Depreciation . . . . $
b Charitable contributions . $
c Travel and entertainment . $
6 Add lines 1 through 5 . . . . . . . .
7 Income recorded on books this year
not included on this return (itemize):
Tax-exempt interest $
8 Deductions on this return not charged
against book income this year (itemize):
a Depreciation . . $
b Charitable contributions $
9 Add lines 7 and 8 . . . . . .
10 Income (page 1, line 28)—line 6 less line 9
Schedule M-2 Analysis of Unappropriated Retained Earnings per Books (Schedule L, Line 25)
1 Balance at beginning of year . . . . .
2 Net income (loss) per books . . . . . .
3 Other increases (itemize):
4 Add lines 1, 2, and 3 . . . . . . . .
5 Distributions: a Cash . . . . .
b Stock . . . .
c Property . . . .
6 Other decreases (itemize):
7 Add lines 5 and 6 . . . . . .
8 Balance at end of year (line 4 less line 7)
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