If you're not a citizen, you must qualify as a resident alien to own a stake in an S Corp. Resident aliens are those who have moved to the United States and have residency but aren't citizens. Of the below, only permanent residents can own an S Corp.
The box 17 code V STMT will typically report some income or loss from that S Corporation, that correlates with the income or loss reported on that K-1 (e.g., box 1 ordinary business income).
Box 17 Code V of the K-1 (1120-S) is the amount of section 199A income that will be used to calculate the Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBID) for this K-1 income. If you have not previously claimed any section 179 deduction, please report the amount from Box 17 code V as it is reported to you.
Code V. Unrelated business taxable income. The partnership will report any information you need to figure unrelated business taxable income under section 512(a)(1) (but excluding any modifications required by paragraphs (8) through (15) of section 512(b)) for a partner that is a tax-exempt organization.
Income from exercise of nonstatutory stock option(s ) (included in Boxes 1, 3 (up to Social Security wage base), and 5).
Form 1120-S - Withdrawal to Shareholders. How can we help? Each shareholder's distribution amount for the corporation's fiscal year should be reported on Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S) Shareholder's Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc., Line 16, with "D" as the reference code.
Similarly, all the members of the U.S. corporation's Board of Directors and all its officers can, if so desired, be non-U.S. nationals and U.S. non-residents. Most states require that all companies formed in the state have a registered agent in the state (more about registered agents can be found here).
There is no limit on the number of shareholders a corporation taxed under Subchapter C can have. Anyone can own shares, including business entities and non-U.S. citizens.