#tax-deadlines
Important tax filing deadlines and compliance dates to remember
Form 1128 asks the IRS to approve your tax-year change: automatic approval is free and fast, while a ruling request costs a fee and takes months.
IRS failure-to-file costs 5% a month vs. 0.5% for failure-to-pay — file even when you can't pay, then check first-time abatement.
The IRS failure-to-file penalty runs 5% a month — ten times the failure-to-pay rate. Filing on time when you cannot pay is the cheapest move.
Reconcile every account, assemble the CPA tax package, and lock the year before January — with IRS 1099 deadlines and the W-9s filed first.
Reconcile every balance sheet account, book year-end accruals, and file Forms 1099 on time — a six-phase IRS-ready close checklist for small businesses.
Form 945 reports all backup withholding and nonpayroll withholding once a year — due January 31, with EFT deposits once the year's tax reaches $2,500.
Reconcile bank accounts, receivables, payables, payroll, and inventory before December 31 — plus the W-9s, 1099s, and IRS deadlines that close with the year.
Your four Forms 941 must agree with your W-2 and W-3 totals or the SSA sends a reconciliation notice — run this 10-step tie-out before January 31.
806 Belize MSMEs won a one-year business-tax holiday; the first certificates expire now. Check your status, dodge the fake Amnesty 2.0, and plan the landing.
IRS Notice CP136 sets your 2027 payroll deposit schedule: over $50,000 of Form 941 tax from July 2025–June 2026 makes you a semiweekly depositor.
Oregon's QJCTC pays $1,000 per net new job, up to $10,000, in seven industries — but 2026 applications close October 31 and certification comes first.
Illinois waives all penalties and interest on 2021–2026 remote-seller sales tax paid at a flat 9% by October 31, 2026; after that, IDOR may assess 15%.
