Note: Form 2553 begins on the next page.

Where To File Form 2553 after 6/17/19

If the corporation’s principal business, office, 

or agency is located in

Use the following address 

or fax number

Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, 

Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, 

Wisconsin

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Kansas City, MO 64999 

 

Fax # 855-887-7734

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, 

Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, 

Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 

Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North 

Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, 

Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Ogden, UT 84201 

 

Fax # 855-214-7520
Form 2553

(Rev. December 2017)

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Election by a Small Business Corporation

(Under section 1362 of the Internal Revenue Code) 

(Including a late election filed pursuant to Rev. Proc. 2013-30)

▶ You can fax this form to the IRS. See separate instructions.

▶ Go to www.irs.gov/Form2553 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0123

Note: This election to be an S corporation can be accepted only if all the tests are met under Who May Elect in the instructions, all 

shareholders have signed the consent statement, an officer has signed below, and the exact name and address of the corporation 

(entity) and other required form information have been provided. 

Part I Election Information 

Type 

or 

Print 

Name (see instructions) 

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 Employer identification number 

B Date incorporated 

C State of incorporation 

D Check the applicable box(es) if the corporation (entity), after applying for the EIN shown in A above, changed its name or address

E Election is to be effective for tax year beginning (month, day, year) (see instructions) . . . . . . ▶

Caution: A corporation (entity) making the election for its first tax year in existence will usually enter the 

beginning date of a short tax year that begins on a date other than January 1. 

F Selected tax year: 

(1) Calendar year 

(2) Fiscal year ending (month and day) ▶

(3) 52-53-week year ending with reference to the month of December 

(4) 52-53-week year ending with reference to the month of ▶

If box (2) or (4) is checked, complete Part II. 

G If more than 100 shareholders are listed for item J (see page 2), check this box if treating members of a family as one 

shareholder results in no more than 100 shareholders (see test 2 under Who May Elect in the instructions) ▶

H Name and title of officer or legal representative whom the IRS may call for more information Telephone number of officer or legal 

representative 

I If this S corporation election is being filed late, I declare I had reasonable cause for not filing Form 2553 timely. If this late 

election is being made by an entity eligible to elect to be treated as a corporation, I declare I also had reasonable cause for not 

filing an entity classification election timely and the representations listed in Part IV are true. See below for my explanation of the 

reasons the election or elections were not made on time and a description of my diligent actions to correct the mistake upon its 

discovery. See instructions. 

Sign 

Here 

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this election, including accompanying documents, and, to the best of my 

knowledge and belief, the election contains all the relevant facts relating to the election, and such facts are true, correct, and complete. 

▲

Signature of officer Title Date 

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Name Employer identification number 

Part I Election Information (continued) Note: If you need more rows, use additional copies of page 2.

J 

Name and address of each 

shareholder or former shareholder 

required to consent to the election. 

(see instructions) 

K 

Shareholder’s Consent Statement 

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I 

consent to the election of the above-named 

corporation (entity) to be an S corporation 

under section 1362(a) and that I have 

examined this consent statement, including 

accompanying documents, and, to the best 

of my knowledge and belief, the election 

contains all the relevant facts relating to the 

election, and such facts are true, correct, 

and complete. I understand my consent is 

binding and may not be withdrawn after the 

corporation (entity) has made a valid 

election. If seeking relief for a late filed 

election, I also declare under penalties of 

perjury that I have reported my income on all 

affected returns consistent with the S 

corporation election for the year for which 

the election should have been filed (see 

beginning date entered on line E) and for all 

subsequent years. 

L 

Stock owned or 

percentage of ownership 

(see instructions) 

Number of 

shares or 

percentage 

of ownership 

Date(s) 

acquired 

M 

Social security 

number or 

employer 

identification 

number (see 

instructions) 

N 

Shareholder’s 

tax year ends 

(month and 

 Signature Date day) 

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Name Employer identification number 

Part II Selection of Fiscal Tax Year (see instructions)

Note: All corporations using this part must complete item O and item P, Q, or R. 

O Check the applicable box to indicate whether the corporation is: 

1. A new corporation adopting the tax year entered in item F, Part I. 

2. An existing corporation retaining the tax year entered in item F, Part I. 

3. An existing corporation changing to the tax year entered in item F, Part I. 

P Complete item P if the corporation is using the automatic approval provisions of Rev. Proc. 2006-46, 2006-45 I.R.B. 859, to 

request (1) a natural business year (as defined in section 5.07 of Rev. Proc. 2006-46) or (2) a year that satisfies the ownership 

tax year test (as defined in section 5.08 of Rev. Proc. 2006-46). Check the applicable box below to indicate the representation 

statement the corporation is making. 

1. Natural Business Year ▶ I represent that the corporation is adopting, retaining, or changing to a tax year that qualifies 

as its natural business year (as defined in section 5.07 of Rev. Proc. 2006-46) and has attached a statement showing 

separately for each month the gross receipts for the most recent 47 months. See instructions. I also represent that the 

corporation is not precluded by section 4.02 of Rev. Proc. 2006-46 from obtaining automatic approval of such adoption, 

retention, or change in tax year. 

2. Ownership Tax Year ▶ I represent that shareholders (as described in section 5.08 of Rev. Proc. 2006-46) holding more

than half of the shares of the stock (as of the first day of the tax year to which the request relates) of the corporation have the 

same tax year or are concurrently changing to the tax year that the corporation adopts, retains, or changes to per item F, Part 

I, and that such tax year satisfies the requirement of section 4.01(3) of Rev. Proc. 2006-46. I also represent that the corporation 

is not precluded by section 4.02 of Rev. Proc. 2006-46 from obtaining automatic approval of such adoption, retention, or 

change in tax year. 

Note: If you do not use item P and the corporation wants a fiscal tax year, complete either item Q or R below. Item Q is used to 

request a fiscal tax year based on a business purpose and to make a back-up section 444 election. Item R is used to make a regular 

section 444 election. 

Q Business Purpose—To request a fiscal tax year based on a business purpose, check box Q1. See instructions for details 

including payment of a user fee. You may also check box Q2 and/or box Q3. 

1. Check here ▶ if the fiscal year entered in item F, Part I, is requested under the prior approval provisions of Rev. Proc. 

2002-39, 2002-22 I.R.B. 1046. Attach to Form 2553 a statement describing the relevant facts and circumstances and, if 

applicable, the gross receipts from sales and services necessary to establish a business purpose. See the instructions for 

details regarding the gross receipts from sales and services. If the IRS proposes to disapprove the requested fiscal year, do 

you want a conference with the IRS National Office? 

Yes No

2. Check here ▶ to show that the corporation intends to make a back-up section 444 election in the event the 

corporation’s business purpose request is not approved by the IRS. See instructions for more information. 

3. Check here ▶ to show that the corporation agrees to adopt or change to a tax year ending December 31 if necessary 

for the IRS to accept this election for S corporation status in the event (1) the corporation’s business purpose request is not 

approved and the corporation makes a back-up section 444 election, but is ultimately not qualified to make a section 444 

election, or (2) the corporation’s business purpose request is not approved and the corporation did not make a back-up 

section 444 election. 

R Section 444 Election—To make a section 444 election, check box R1. You may also check box R2. 

1. Check here ▶ to show that the corporation will make, if qualified, a section 444 election to have the fiscal tax year 

shown in item F, Part I. To make the election, you must complete Form 8716, Election To Have a Tax Year Other Than a 

Required Tax Year, and either attach it to Form 2553 or file it separately. 

2. Check here ▶ to show that the corporation agrees to adopt or change to a tax year ending December 31 if necessary 

for the IRS to accept this election for S corporation status in the event the corporation is ultimately not qualified to make a 

section 444 election. 

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Name Employer identification number 

Part III Qualified Subchapter S Trust (QSST) Election Under Section 1361(d)(2)* Note: If you are making more than 

one QSST election, use additional copies of page 4.

Income beneficiary’s name and address Social security number 

Trust’s name and address Employer identification number 

Date on which stock of the corporation was transferred to the trust (month, day, year) . . . . . . . . ▶

In order for the trust named above to be a QSST and thus a qualifying shareholder of the S corporation for which this Form 2553 is 

filed, I hereby make the election under section 1361(d)(2). Under penalties of perjury, I certify that the trust meets the definitional 

requirements of section 1361(d)(3) and that all other information provided in Part III is true, correct, and complete. 

Signature of income beneficiary or signature and title of legal representative or other qualified person making the election Date 

*Use Part III to make the QSST election only if stock of the corporation has been transferred to the trust on or before the date on 

which the corporation makes its election to be an S corporation. The QSST election must be made and filed separately if stock of the 

corporation is transferred to the trust after the date on which the corporation makes the S election. 

Part IV Late Corporate Classification Election Representations (see instructions)

If a late entity classification election was intended to be effective on the same date that the S corporation election was intended to be 

effective, relief for a late S corporation election must also include the following representations.

1 The requesting entity is an eligible entity as defined in Regulations section 301.7701-3(a);

2 The requesting entity intended to be classified as a corporation as of the effective date of the S corporation status;

3 The requesting entity fails to qualify as a corporation solely because Form 8832, Entity Classification Election, was not timely 

filed under Regulations section 301.7701-3(c)(1)(i), or Form 8832 was not deemed to have been filed under Regulations section 

301.7701-3(c)(1)(v)(C);

4 The requesting entity fails to qualify as an S corporation on the effective date of the S corporation status solely because the 

S corporation election was not timely filed pursuant to section 1362(b); and

5a The requesting entity timely filed all required federal tax returns and information returns consistent with its requested 

classification as an S corporation for all of the years the entity intended to be an S corporation and no inconsistent tax or 

information returns have been filed by or with respect to the entity during any of the tax years, or

b The requesting entity has not filed a federal tax or information return for the first year in which the election was intended to be 

effective because the due date has not passed for that year’s federal tax or information return.

Form 2553 (Rev. 12-2017)