Employer's Tax Calendar


Corporations, LLCs, Partnerships

This employer tax calendar covers tax due dates related to federal taxes for employers.

The calendar lists due dates for filing returns and for making deposits of these three taxes throughout the year. If you decide to use our Small Business Payroll service you will get notifications about all due dates by email. If you want to see Federal Taxed Calendar click here.



During January

All employers. Give your employees their copies of Form W-2 for previous year.

January 18

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in December of previous year. 

January 31

All employers. Give your employees their copies of Form W-2 for previous year. 

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File Form 941 for the fourth quarter of previous year. Deposit any undeposited tax. 

Federal unemployment tax. File Form 940 (or 940-EZ) for previous year. If your undeposited tax is $100 or less, you can either pay it with your return or deposit it. If it is more than $100, you must deposit it. 

February 15

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in January. 

February 28

All employers. File Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, along with Copy A of all the Forms W-2 you issued for previous year.

March 15

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in February.

April 15

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in March.

May 2

Federal unemployment tax. Deposit the tax owed through March if more than $500.

May 16

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in April.

June 15

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in May.

July 15

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in June.

August 1

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File Form 941 for the second quarter of the current year. Deposit any undeposited tax.

Federal unemployment tax. Deposit the tax owed through June if more than $500.

August 15

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in July.

September 15

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in August.

October 17

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in September.

October 31

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File Form 941 for the third quarter of the current year. Deposit any undeposited tax.

Federal unemployment tax. Deposit the tax owed through September if more than $500.

During November

Income tax withholding. Ask employees whose withholding allowances will be different in the next year to fill out a new Form W-4. 

November 10

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File Form 941 for the third quarter of the current year. This due date applies only if you deposited the tax for the quarter in full and on time. 

November 15

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in October. 

December 15

Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in November. 

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