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How do I keep an S-Corporation open when it has no revenues
If you have no net income or loss, you can usually get away without filing a tax return.  In Illinois, the standard is: Filing Requirements   You must file Form IL-1120 if you are a corporation that   has net income or loss as defined under the IITA; or   is qualified to do business in the state of Illinois and is required to file a federal income tax return (regardless of net income or loss).   http://tax.illinois.gov/Businesses/TaxInformation/Income/corporate.htm Just keep your filing fee and any business licenses up to date, paying those fees personally and not out of business money (that would make for a net loss and trigger needing a tax return).  Frankly, with how easy it is to register a new corp, especially an LLC which has many simplicity advantages from an S-corp in certain cases, you might still be better off shutting it down until that time.