Form 2553 · Same-day fax filing
Your S-corp election, faxed to the IRS today — with proof
Form 2553 is a fax-or-mail filing with a hard deadline — 2 months and 15 days into your tax year — and every shareholder's signature on it. SCorpDesk prepares it from a ten-minute intake and fax-files the same business day, with the transmission receipt that proves you made it.
Private service — not the IRS · DIY is always free
The sequence
How it works
Check your window
The free checker tells you whether you're timely, eligible for late relief under Rev. Proc. 2013-30, or aiming at next year — with your exact dates.
Ten-minute intake, every signature handled
Entity details, effective date, and every shareholder consent — including the spouse-consent rules that quietly void elections. We prepare the complete form and route it for signatures.
Faxed today, tracked to acceptance
Same-business-day fax to your IRS service center, timestamped receipt to your inbox immediately, and we watch the 60-day window until your CP261 acceptance letter lands.
No consultation call required
Two honest prices
Timely filing
S-Corp Election Filing
Form 2553 prepared from a ten-minute intake, every shareholder consent handled, fax-filed to the correct IRS center the same business day — with your timestamped transmission receipt and tracking until the CP261 acceptance arrives.
Late election · Rev. Proc. 2013-30
Late Election Package
Everything in the standard filing, plus the Rev. Proc. 2013-30 late-election package: the required top-margin legend and a reasonable-cause statement prepared from your facts, filed within the 3-year-75-day relief window.
Straight answers
What does this cost?
A timely election is $149 flat. A late election is $249 including the Rev. Proc. 2013-30 reasonable-cause package. The IRS charges nothing for Form 2553 itself — you're paying for same-day preparation, correct shareholder consents, the fax-file with timestamped proof, and tracking until your acceptance letter arrives.
Can I file Form 2553 myself for free?
Yes — the IRS accepts it by fax or mail at no charge, and our guides link the official instructions and both fax numbers. What kills DIY filings: missed shareholder consents (every owner must sign, including community-property spouses), the wrong service center, and no proof of timely transmission when the deadline is in question.
Should my business even be an S-corp?
That's genuinely a question for your CPA — it depends on profit, salary, state taxes, and plans. Our savings calculator shows the size of the question honestly, and once you and your CPA say go, we make the paperwork bulletproof.
What happens after you file?
You immediately get the timestamped fax transmission receipt — your proof of timely filing. The IRS mails its acceptance (notice CP261) in about 60 days. We calendar that window, and if the IRS is silent past two months, we prepare the follow-up so nothing slips.
I missed the deadline. Is it too late?
Usually not: Rev. Proc. 2013-30 allows late elections for up to 3 years and 75 days after your intended start date, with a reasonable-cause statement. The free deadline checker gives you your exact window.
Standing by
Not electing this week?
Get the election checklist: the deadline math, the consent rules that void filings, and what to have ready before you (or we) file.