Individual Deadlines

Individual & Personal Tax Deadlines

JAN 15
Form 1040-ES

Q4 estimated tax payment due for self-employed individuals and those with significant non-wage income.

JAN 31
W-2 / 1099-NEC

Employers must furnish W-2s to employees. Payers must furnish 1099-NECs to contractors.

APR 15
Form 1040

Individual income tax return due (or extension reques via Form 4868).

APR 15
IRA Contribution

Last day to make a prior-year Traditional or Roth IRA contribution.

APR 15
FinCEN 114 (FBAR)

Foreign Bank Account Report due for accounts exceeding $10,000 at any point during the prior year. Auto-extended to Oct 15.

JUN 15
Form 1040-ES

Q2 estimated tax payment due. (Date shifts to nearest business day if on weekend/holiday.)

SEP 15
Form 1040-ES

Q3 estimated tax payment due.

DEC 31
RMDs

Required Minimum Distributions must be taken from traditional IRAs and employer plans by year-end.

DEC 31
RMDs

Last day for cash or asset donations to count as a deduction for the current tax year.

Business Deadlines

Business Tax Deadlines

jan 31
Form 940

Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return due.

JAN 31
Form 941 (Q4)

Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return for Q4 of the prior year.

jan 31
Forms W-2 / 1099-NEC

File copies with SSA/IRS in addition to providing to recipients.

feb 28
Form 1099-MISC (paper)

Paper filing deadline with IRS for 1099-MISC, 1099-DIV, and similar forms. E-file deadline is Apr 1.

mar 15
Form 1065

Partnership income tax return due. Extension (Form 7004) gives 6 additional months.

mar 15
Form 1120-S

S-Corporation income tax return due. Extension via Form 7004.

apr 1
1099 E-file

Electronic filing deadline for 1099-MISC, 1099-DIV, and related forms.

apr 15
Form 1120

C-Corporation income tax return due (calendar-year corps). Extension via Form 7004.

apr 30
Form 941 (Q1)

Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return for Q1.

JUL 31
Form 941 (Q2)

Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return for Q2.

SEP 15
Form 1065 (Extended)

Extended partnership return due — final deadline.

SEP 15
Form 1120-S (Extended)

Extended S-Corp return due — final deadline.

OCT 15
Form 1120 (Extended)

Extended C-Corp return due (calendar-year corporations) — final deadline.

OCT 31
Form 941 (Q3)

Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return for Q3.

JAN 31*
Form 941 (Q4)

Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return for Q4 (following year). *Recurs annually.

Payroll Tax Deposits

Payroll Tax Deposits

Monthly Depositors
Payroll Tax Deposit

Taxes accumulated in a given month are due by the 15th of the following month. Applies if your total payroll tax liability in the lookback period was $50,000 or less.

Semi-weekly Depositors
Payroll Tax Deposit

Taxes for wages paid on Wed–Fri are due the following Wednesday. Taxes for wages paid on Sat–Tue are due the following Friday. Applies if prior lookback liability exceeded $50,000.

Next Business Day
Large Deposits

If accumulated liability reaches $100,000 on any day, it must be deposited by the next business day regardless of your normal schedule.

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