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The Global Insight

What is a company k-1?

Author

Sarah Garza

Updated on March 15, 2026

Schedule K-1 is a federal tax document used to report the income, losses, and dividends of a business’ or financial entity’s partners or an S corporation’s shareholders. The Schedule K-1 document is prepared for each individual partner and is included with the partner’s personal tax return.

Is K-1 income earned income?

K-1 income generated from an S Corp where you materially participate is considered non-passive income. It is not necessarily earned income and it is not passive income. It is something in between, but definitely without the Social Security and Medicare tax element.

How does a K1 work?

Partnerships and S Corporations are known as pass-through entities because they generally don’t pay income tax. The Schedule K-1 is what allows partners and shareholders to report their shares of income, deductions, and credits to the IRS on their tax returns, typically via Form 1040.

How does a K1 affect my taxes?

Distributions and Taxes The K-1 lists distributions — withdrawals from income or from your capital account — that you’ve taken during the tax year. These distributions are not what you’re taxed on. You pay tax on your share of the LLC’s income, whether you withdraw it or keep it in the company.

Who needs to file k1?

Owners of pass-through entities must file the Schedule K-1 tax form along with their personal tax return to report their share of business profits, losses, deductions, and credits. Beneficiaries of trusts and estates must also submit a Schedule K-1. March 15 is the deadline for receiving a Schedule K-1.

What do you need to know about the K-1 tax form?

The Schedule K-1 tax form is an important business tax form that business owners receive each year. Take the time to review your Schedule K-1 tax form with your tax professional or accountant, if you have one. If you are doing things yourself, here are some questions you might have about your IRS Schedule K-1

Why does a partnership need a Schedule K-1?

Hence, the presence of the Schedule K-1: It requires the partnership to track each partner’s basis (that is, the degree of financial participation) in the enterprise. Schedule K-1 is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax form issued annually for an investment in a partnership.

Who are the members of K-1 World League?

After its formation, “K-1 World League” formally incorporated the KRUSH. Launched prior to the death of FEG, in 2009, Krush was a collaboration between K-1 and AJKF. It was seen at the time as the second tier of K-1 competition, and produced a number of future K-1 fighters such as Takeru Segawa, Tatsuya Tsubakihara and Leona Pettas, among others.

Do you have to file a K-1 with your partner?

While not filed with an individual partner’s tax return, the Schedule K-1 is necessary for a partner to accurately determine how much income to report for the year. Unfortunately, the K-1 has a reputation for arriving late.