PhoebeRoberts
Level 11
Level 11

I mean this in the nicest possible way. You need a local tax professional who can mentor you in preparing 1120S returns, and/or a training class.

Non-dividend distributions to an S-corp shareholder should appear on both AAA (Sch M-2 Line 7) to the extent of positive AAA, and Line 16d of Schedule K. Lacerte will put them both places if you enter the distribution(s) in Screen 8.