
Nine months behind, with a return due
Online store · S corporation · Shopify and Amazon
The situation
The owner had stopped bookkeeping when sales took off. Deposits were recorded as sales, so the books didn't match the 1099-Ks, and the 1120-S was due in six weeks.
Suggested approach
- Rebuilt nine months from Shopify, Amazon and bank statements, with sales recorded gross and fees separated
- Filed an extension, then prepared the 1120-S from reconciled books
- Moved the store to monthly bookkeeping with a clearing account for each payout source
Illustrative outcome
The return was filed on extension from books that tie to the 1099-Ks, and the owner now gets a P&L by channel every month.
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