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Tax Due Dates

November 2024

November 12

Individuals - Report October tip income of $20 or more to employers (Form 4070).

November 12

Employers - Report Social Security and Medicare taxes and income tax withholding for third quarter 2024 (Form 941) if all of the associated taxes due were deposited on time and in full.

November 15

Employers - Deposit Social Security, Medicare and withheld income taxes for October if the monthly deposit rule applies.

November 15

Employers - Deposit nonpayroll withheld income tax for October if the monthly deposit rule applies.

November 15

Calendar-year exempt organizations - File a 2023 information return (Form 990, Form 990-EZ or Form 990-PF) if a six-month extension was filed. Pay any tax, interest and penalties due

December 2024

December 10

Individuals - Report November tip income of $20 or more to employers (Form 4070).

December 16

Calendar-year corporations - Pay the fourth installment of 2024 estimated income taxes, completing Form 1120-W for the corporation’s records.

December 16

Employers - Deposit Social Security, Medicare and withheld income taxes for November if the monthly deposit rule applies.

December 16

Employers - Deposit nonpayroll withheld income tax for November if the monthly deposit rule applies.

January 2025

January 10

Individuals - Report December 2024 tip income of $20 or more to employers (Form 4070).

January 15

Employers - Deposit nonpayroll withheld income tax for December 2024 if the monthly deposit rule applies.

January 15

Individuals - Pay the fourth installment of 2024 estimated taxes (Form 1040-ES) if not paying income tax through withholding or not paying sufficient income tax through withholding.

January 31

Employers - File 2024 Form W-2 (Copy A) and transmittal Form W-3 with the Social Security Administration.

January 31

Employers - File a 2024 return for federal unemployment taxes (Form 940) and pay any tax due if all of the associated taxes due weren’t deposited on time and in full.

January 31

Employers - Report Social Security and Medicare taxes and income tax withholding for fourth quarter 2024 (Form 941) if all of the associated taxes due weren’t deposited on time and in full

January 31

Employers - Provide 2024 Form W-2 to employees.

January 31

Businesses - Provide Form 1098, Form 1099-MISC (except for those that have a February 18 deadline), Form 1099-NEC and Form W-2G to recipients.

January 31

Individuals - File a 2024 income tax return (Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR) and pay tax due in order to avoid penalties for underpaying the January 15 installment of estimated taxes.

February 2025

February 10

Employers - File a 2024 return for federal unemployment taxes (Form 940) if all associated taxes due were deposited on time and in full.

February 10

Employers - Report Social Security and Medicare taxes and income tax withholding for fourth quarter 2024 (Form 941) if all associated taxes due were deposited on time and in full.

February 10

Individuals - Report January tip income of $20 or more to employers (Form 4070).

February 18

Employers - Deposit nonpayroll withheld income tax for January if the monthly deposit rule applies.

February 18

Employers - Deposit Social Security, Medicare and withheld income taxes for January if the monthly deposit rule applies.

February 18

Businesses - Provide Form 1099-B, 1099-S and certain Forms 1099-MISC (those in which payments in Box 8 or Box 10 are being reported) to recipients.

February 18

Individuals - File a new Form W-4 to continue exemption for another year if you claimed exemption from federal income tax withholding in 2024.

February 28

Businesses - File Form 1098, Form 1099 (other than those with a January 31 deadline), Form W-2G and transmittal Form 1096 for interest, dividends and miscellaneous payments made during 2024. (Electronic filers can defer filing to April 1.)

March 2025

March 10

Individuals - Report February tip income of $20 or more to employers (Form 4070).

March 17

Employers - Deposit nonpayroll withheld income tax for February if the monthly deposit rule applies.

March 17

Employers - Deposit Social Security, Medicare and withheld income taxes for February if the monthly deposit rule applies

March 17

Calendar-year partnerships - File a 2024 income tax return (Form 1065 or Form 1065-B) and provide each partner with a copy of Schedule K1 (Form 1065) or a substitute Schedule K1 — or request an automatic six-month extension (Form 7004).

March 17

Calendar-year S corporations - File a 2023 income tax return (Form 1120-S) and provide each shareholder with a copy of Schedule K-1 (Form 1120S) or a substitute Schedule K-1 — or file for an automatic six-month extension (Form 7004). Pay any tax due.

April 2025

April 1

Employers - Electronically file 2024 Form 1097, Form 1098, Form 1099 (other than those with an earlier deadline) and Form W-2G

April 10

Individuals - Report March tip income of $20 or more to employers (Form 4070).

April 15

Employers - Deposit nonpayroll withheld income tax for March if the monthly deposit rule applies.

April 15

Employers - Deposit Social Security, Medicare and withheld income taxes for March if the monthly deposit rule applies.

April 15

Calendar-year corporations - Pay the first installment of 2025 estimated income taxes, completing Form 1120-W for the corporation’s records.

April 15

Calendar-year corporations - File a 2024 income tax return (Form 1120) or file for an automatic six-month extension (Form 7004). Pay any tax due.

April 15

Calendar-year trusts and estates - File a 2024 income tax return (Form 1041) or file for an automatic five-and-a-half-month extension (Form 7004) (six-month extension for bankruptcy estates). Pay any income tax due.

April 15

Household employers - File Schedule H, if wages paid equal $2,700 or more in 2024 and Form 1040 isn’t required to be filed. For those filing Form 1040, Schedule H is to be submitted with the return so is extended if the return is extended.

April 15

Individuals - File a 2024 gift tax return (Form 709) or file for an automatic six-month extension (Form 8892). Pay any gift tax due. File for an automatic six-month extension (Form 4868) to extend both Form 1040 and Form 709 if no gift tax is due.

April 15

Individuals - Make 2024 contributions to a SEP or certain other retirement plans (unless a 2024 income tax return extension is filed).

April 15

Individuals - Make 2024 contributions to a traditional IRA or Roth IRA (even if a 2024 income tax return extension is filed).

April 15

Individuals - File a 2024 income tax return (Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR) or file for an automatic six-month extension (Form 4868). (Taxpayers who live outside the United States and Puerto Rico or serve in the military outside these two locations are allowed an automatic two-month extension without requesting an extension.) Pay any tax due.

April 15

Individuals - Pay the first installment of 2025 estimated taxes (Form 1040-ES) if not paying income tax through withholding or not paying sufficient income tax through withholding.

April 30

Employers - Report Social Security and Medicare taxes and income tax withholding for first quarter 2025 (Form 941) and pay any tax due if all of the associated taxes due weren’t deposited on time and in full.