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              Publication 509
              Cat. No. 15013X                                                  Contents
                                                                               Introduction    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Department 
of the        Tax Calendars                                                    Background Information for Using 
Treasury                                                                       the Tax Calendars           . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Internal 
Revenue                                                                        General Tax Calendar      . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Service                                                                        First Quarter       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
              For use in 2024                                                  Second Quarter          . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
                                                                               Third Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
                                                                               Fourth Quarter        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
                                                                               Employer's Tax Calendar       . . . . . . . . . . 5
                                                                               First Quarter       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
                                                                               Second Quarter          . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
                                                                               Third Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
                                                                               Fourth Quarter        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
                                                                               Excise Tax Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
                                                                               First Quarter       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
                                                                               Second Quarter          . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
                                                                               Third Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
                                                                               Fourth Quarter        . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10
                                                                               How To Get Tax Help . . . . . . . . . . . .       11

                                                                               Future Developments
                                                                               For  the  latest  information  about  developments 
                                                                               related to Pub. 509, such as legislation enacted 
                                                                               after it was published, go to IRS.gov/Pub509.

                                                                               What’s New
                                                                               Extended  due  date  for  residents  of  Maine 
                                                                               and  Massachusetts.       Individuals  who  live  in 
                                                                               Maine  and  Massachusetts  have  until  April  17, 
                                                                               2024,  to  file  their  2023  Form  1040  because 
                                                                               April  15,  2024,  is  Patriots’  Day  and  April  16, 
                                                                               2024, is Emancipation Day.
                                                                               Pub.  51  was  discontinued  after  2023.       Pub. 
                                                                               51, Agricultural Employer’s Tax Guide is no lon-
                                                                               ger  available  after  2023.  Instead,  information 
                                                                               specific  to  agricultural  employers  and  employ-
                                                                               ers in the U.S. territories is included in Pub. 15, 
                                                                               Employer Tax Guide.

                                                                               Reminders
                                                                               Form  1099-NEC.       Form  1099-NEC,  Nonem-
                                                                               ployee Compensation, is used to report nonem-
                                                                               ployee compensation.
                                                                               Form  1040-SR.    Form  1040-SR,  U.S.  Tax  Re-
                                                                               turn  for  Seniors,  is  a  tax  return  for  senior  citi-
                                                                               zens.  Form  1040-SR  is  available  to  you  if  you 
                                                                               were  born  before  January  2,  1959.  The  form 
                                                                               generally mirrors Form 1040.
                                                                               Online IRS Tax Calendar.      The IRS Tax Calen-
                                                                               dar for Businesses and Self-Employed is availa-
                                                                               ble  online  at IRS.gov/TaxCalendar.  This  calen-
              Get forms and other information faster and easier at:            dar is also available in Spanish.
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              IRS.gov/Spanish (Español) IRS.gov/Russian (Pусский)          a  proud  partner  with  the  National  Center  for 
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Center may appear in this publication on pages       that apply to you. If you’re an employer, also use     Ordering  tax  forms,  instructions,  and 
that  would  otherwise  be  blank.  You  can  help   the Employer's Tax Calendar, later. If you must        publications. Go to IRS.gov/OrderForms to or-
bring  these  children  home  by  looking  at  the   pay excise taxes, use the Excise Tax Calendar,         der  current  forms,  instructions,  and  publica-
photographs  and  calling  1-800-THE-LOST            later.  Depending  on  your  situation,  you  may      tions;  call  800-829-3676  to  order  prior-year 
(1-800-843-5678) if you recognize a child.           need to use more than one calendar.                    forms  and  instructions.  The  IRS  will  process 
                                                                                                            your  order  for  forms  and  publications  as  soon 
                                                     What other publications and tax forms will I           as possible. Don’t resubmit requests you’ve al-
Introduction                                         need?  Table 1 lists other publications you may        ready sent us. You can get forms and publica-
A tax calendar is a 12-month calendar divided        need.  Each  calendar  lists  the  forms  you  may     tions faster online.
into  quarters.  The  calendar  gives  specific  due need.
dates for:                                           See How To Get Tax Help at the end of this 
Filing tax forms,                                  publication  for  information  about  getting  publi-
Paying taxes, and                                  cations and forms.                                     Background Information 
Taking other actions required by federal tax                                                              for Using the Tax 
  law.                                               What  isn't  included  in  these  calendars? 
                                                     The  calendars  don't  cover  the  employment  or      Calendars
What  does  this  publication  contain?     This     excise  tax  deposit  rules.  You  can  find  the  de-
publication contains the following.                  posit  rules  for  employment  taxes  in  Pub.  15.    The following brief explanations may be helpful 
                                                     The  deposit  rules  for  excise  taxes  are  in  Pub. to you in using the tax calendars.
1. A section on how to use the tax calendars.        510 and in the Instructions for Form 720. In ad-
2. Three tax calendars:                              dition, the calendars don't cover filing forms and     IRS  e-services  make  taxes  easier. Busi-
                                                     other requirements for:                                nesses can enjoy the benefits of filing and pay-
  a. General Tax Calendar,                             Estate taxes,                                      ing  their  federal  taxes  electronically.  Whether 
  b. Employer's Tax Calendar, and                      Gift taxes,                                        you  rely  on  a  tax  professional  or  handle  your 
                                                       Trusts,                                            own  taxes,  the  IRS  offers  you  convenient  pro-
  c. Excise Tax Calendar.                              Exempt organizations,                              grams to make taxes easier.
3. A table showing the semiweekly deposit              Certain types of corporations,                     You can e-file your Form 1040 or Form 
  due dates for payroll taxes for 2024.                Foreign partnerships, or                             1040-SR; certain business tax returns 
                                                       Nonresident aliens.
Most of the due dates discussed in this pub-                                                                  such as Forms 1120, 1120-S, and 1065; 
                                                                                                              certain employment tax returns such as 
lication are also included in the online IRS Tax     Comments  and  suggestions.     We  welcome              Forms 940 and 941; certain excise tax re-
Calendar  for  Businesses  and  Self-Employed,       your comments about this publication and sug-            turns such as Forms 720, 2290, and 8849; 
available  at IRS.gov/TaxCalendar.  The  online      gestions for future editions.                            and Form 1099 and other information re-
IRS Tax Calendar is also available in Spanish.       You  can  send  us  comments  through                    turns. Go to IRS.gov/Efile for more informa-
                                                     IRS.gov/FormComments.  Or,  you  can  write  to          tion.
Who should use this publication?     Primarily,      the  Internal  Revenue  Service,  Tax  Forms  and      You can pay taxes online or by phone using 
employers  need  to  use  this  publication.  How-   Publications,  1111  Constitution  Ave.  NW,             the Electronic Federal Tax Payment Sys-
ever,  the General  Tax  Calendar,  later,  has  im- IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224.                           tem (EFTPS). For detailed information 
portant due dates for all businesses and individ-    Although  we  can’t  respond  individually  to           about using this free service, see Elec-
uals.  Anyone  who  must  pay  excise  taxes  may    each comment received, we do appreciate your             tronic deposit requirement, later.
need the Excise Tax Calendar, later.                 feedback and will consider your comments and 
                                                     suggestions as we revise our tax forms, instruc-       Use  these  electronic  options  to  make  filing 
What are the advantages of using a tax cal-          tions,  and  publications. Don’t  send  tax  ques-     and  paying  taxes  easier.  For  more  information 
endar? The following are advantages of using         tions, tax returns, or payments to the above ad-       on  electronic  payments,  go  to    IRS.gov/
a tax calendar.                                      dress.                                                 Payments.
You don't have to figure the due dates 
  yourself.                                          Getting  answers  to  your  tax  questions.            Tax  deposits. Some  taxes  can  be  paid  with 
You can file or pay timely and avoid penal-        If you have a tax question not answered by this        the return on which they are reported. However, 
  ties.                                              publication or the How To Get Tax Help section         in many cases, you have to deposit the tax be-
You don't have to adjust the due dates for         at the end of this publication, go to the IRS In-      fore the due date for filing the return. Tax depos-
  Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.            teractive  Tax  Assistant  page  at IRS.gov/           its are figured for periods of time that are shorter 
You don't have to adjust the due dates for         Help/ITA where you can find topics by using the        than the time period covered by the return. See 
  special banking rules if you use the Em-           search feature or viewing the categories listed.       Pub.  15  for  the  employment  tax  deposit  rules. 
  ployer's Tax Calendar or Excise Tax Calen-                                                                For the excise tax deposit rules, see Pub. 510 or 
  dar, later.                                        Getting tax forms, instructions, and pub­              the Instructions for Form 720.
                                                     lications. Go  to  IRS.gov/Forms  to  download 
Which calendar(s) should I use?      To decide       current  and  prior-year  forms,  instructions,  and   Electronic     deposit     requirement.   You 
which calendar(s) to use, first look at the Gen-     publications.                                          must  use  electronic  funds  transfer  (EFT)  to 
eral Tax Calendar, later, and highlight the dates                                                           make all federal tax deposits. Generally, an EFT 
                                                                                                            is made using EFTPS. If you don't want to use 
Table 1. Useful Publications                                                                                EFTPS, you can arrange for your tax professio-
                                                                                                            nal, financial institution, payroll service, or other 
           IF you’re...                              THEN you may need...                                   trusted  third  party  to  make  electronic  deposits 
                                                                                                            on  your  behalf.  EFTPS  is  a  free  service  provi-
an employer                 • Pub. 15, Employer's Tax Guide.                                                ded  by  the  Department  of  the  Treasury.  Serv-
                            • Pub. 15-A, Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide.                                 ices provided by your tax professional, financial 
                            • Pub. 15-B, Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits.                           institution,  payroll  service,  or  other  third  party 
                            • Pub. 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods.                            may have a fee.
                            • Pub. 926, Household Employer's Tax Guide.                                     To  get  more  information  or  to  enroll  in 
                                                                                                            EFTPS, go to EFTPS.gov or call 800-555-4477. 
a farmer                    • Pub. 15, Employer's Tax Guide.                                                To  contact  EFTPS  using  Telecommunications 
                            • Pub. 225, Farmer's Tax Guide.                                                 Relay Services (TRS) for people who are deaf, 
an individual               • Pub. 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax.                                  hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, dial 
                                                                                                            711  and  then  provide  the  TRS  assistant  the 
required to pay excise taxes • Pub. 510, Excise Taxes.                                                      800-555-4477 number above or 800-733-4829. 

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Additional  information  about  EFTPS  is  also           state  as  the  address  to  which  you  would  mail  tax  by  January  31,  file  and  pay  your  tax  by 
available in Pub. 966.                                    the  return  without  a  payment,  as  shown  in  the April 15 (April 17 if you live in Maine or Mas-
                                                          instructions for your tax return.                     sachusetts).
        If  you  fail  to  timely,  properly,  and  fully 
                                                          The  PDS  can  tell  you  how  to  get  written 
!       make your federal tax deposit, you may            proof of the mailing date.                            All  businesses.    Give  annual  information 
CAUTION be  subject  to  a  failure-to-deposit  pen-                                                            statements to recipients of certain payments 
alty. For an EFTPS deposit to be on time, you                     PDSs can't deliver items to P.O. boxes.       you made during 2023. You can use the ap-
must submit the deposit by 8 p.m. Eastern time            !       You must use the U.S. Postal Service to       propriate version of Form 1099 or other infor-
the day before the date the deposit is due.               CAUTION mail  any  item  to  an  IRS  P.O.  box  ad-  mation return. Form 1099 can be issued elec-
                                                          dress.                                                tronically  with  the  consent  of  the  recipient. 
Saturday,  Sunday,  or  legal  holiday.     Gener-                                                              Payments  that  may  be  covered  include  the 
ally, if a due date for performing any act for tax                                                              following.
purposes  falls  on  a  Saturday,  Sunday,  or  legal     General Tax Calendar                                  Cash payments for fish (or other aquatic 
holiday,  the  act  is  considered  to  be  performed                                                             life) purchased from anyone engaged in 
                                                                                                                  the trade or business of catching fish.
timely  if  it  is  performed  no  later  than  the  next This  tax  calendar  has  the  due  dates  for  2024  Compensation for workers who aren't 
day that isn't a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holi-         that  most  taxpayers  will  need.  Employers  and      considered employees (including fishing 
day.  The  term  “legal  holiday”  means  any  legal      persons who pay excise taxes should also use            boat proceeds to crew members).
holiday  in  the  District  of  Columbia.  The  calen-    the Employer's Tax Calendar and the Excise Tax        Dividends and other corporate distribu-
dars  provided  in  this  publication  make  the  ad-     Calendar, later.                                        tions.
justments  for  Saturdays,  Sundays,  and  legal 
holidays.  But  you  must  make  any  adjustments         Fiscal-year taxpayers. If you file your income        Interest.
for statewide legal holidays, as discussed later.         tax return for a fiscal year rather than the calen-   Rent.
        An exception to this rule for certain ex-         dar year, you must change some of the dates in        Royalties.
                                                          this calendar. These changes are described un-        Payments of Indian gaming profits to 
CAUTION cise Tax Calendar.                                                                                        tribal members.
!       cise taxes is noted later under the Ex-           der Fiscal-Year Taxpayers at the end of this cal-       Profit-sharing distributions.
                                                          endar.                                                
                                                                                                                Retirement plan distributions.
Legal holidays.   Legal holidays occurring in                                                                   Original issue discount.
2024 are listed below.                                    First Quarter                                         Prizes and awards.
January 1—New Year's Day                                                                                      Medical and health care payments.
January 15—Birthday of Martin Luther                    The first quarter of a calendar year is made up       Debt cancellation (treated as payment to 
  King, Jr.                                               of January, February, and March.                        debtor).
February 19—Washington's Birthday                                                                             Cash payments over $10,000. See the 
April 16—District of Columbia Emancipa-                                                                         Form 8300 instructions.
  tion Day                                                January 10
May 27—Memorial Day                                                                                           See  the  General  Instructions  for  Certain 
June 19—Juneteenth National Independ-                   Employees who work for tips.        If you re-        Information  Returns  for  information  on  what 
  ence Day                                                ceived $20 or more in tips during December,           payments  are  covered,  how  much  the  pay-
July 4—Independence Day                                 report  them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use      ment must be before a statement is required, 
September 2—Labor Day                                   Form 4070.                                            which  form  to  use,  when  to  file,  and  exten-
October 14—Indigenous Peoples’ Day                                                                            sions  of  time  to  provide  statements  to  the 
                                                                                                                IRS.  Form  1099-B,  Proceeds  From  Broker 
  (previously Columbus Day)                               January 16                                            and  Barter  Exchange  Transactions;  Form 
November 11—Veterans Day
November 28—Thanksgiving Day                            Individuals.     Make a payment of your esti-         1099-S, Proceeds From Real Estate Transac-
December 25—Christmas Day                               mated tax for 2023 if you didn't pay your in-         tions;  and  certain  reporting  on  Form 
                                                          come tax for the year through withholding (or         1099-MISC,  Miscellaneous  Information,  are 
Statewide  legal  holidays.   In  general,  a             didn't pay in enough tax that way). Use Form          due to recipients by February 15.
statewide legal holiday delays a due date for fil-        1040-ES. This is the final installment date for       Payers  of  nonemployee  compensation.
ing a return only if the IRS office where you're          2023 estimated tax payments. However, you               File  Form  1099-NEC  for  nonemployee 
required to file is located in that state. For indi-      don't  have  to  make  this  payment  if  you  file   compensation paid in 2023.
viduals, a statewide legal holiday also delays a          your  2023  return  (Form  1040  or  Form 
due date for filing a return for residents of that        1040-SR) and pay all tax due by January 31, 
state. A statewide legal holiday doesn't delay a          2024.                                                 February 12
due date for making a federal tax deposit.
                                                          Farmers  and  fishermen.          Pay  your  esti-    Employees who work for tips.     If you re-
Penalties. Whenever possible, you should take             mated tax for 2023 using Form 1040-ES. You            ceived $20 or more in tips during January, re-
action before the listed due date. If you’re late,        have  until  April  15  (April  17  if  you  live  in port  them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use 
you may have to pay a penalty as well as inter-           Maine or Massachusetts) to file your 2023 in-         Form 4070.
est on any overdue taxes.                                 come  tax  return  (Form  1040  or  Form 
Be sure to follow all the tax laws that apply to          1040-SR). If you don't pay your estimated tax 
you. In addition to civil penalties, criminal penal-      by January 16, you must file your 2023 return         February 15
ties may be imposed for intentionally not paying          and  pay  all  tax  due  by  March  1,  2024,  to     Individuals.     If  you  claimed  exemption 
taxes, for intentionally filing a false return, or for    avoid an estimated tax penalty.                       from income tax withholding last year on the 
not filing a required return.                                                                                   Form W-4 you gave your employer, you must 
Use  of  private  delivery  services.       You  can      January 31                                            file a new Form W-4 by this date to continue 
                                                                                                                your exemption for another year.
use  certain  private  delivery  services  (PDSs)         Individuals  who  must  make  estimated  tax 
designated by the IRS to meet the timely mail-            payments.        If you didn't pay your last in-      All  businesses.    Give  annual  information 
ing  as  timely  filing/paying  rule  for  tax  returns   stallment of estimated tax by January 16, you         statements to recipients of certain payments 
and payments.                                             may choose (but aren't required) to file your         you made during 2023. You can use the ap-
Go  to  IRS.gov/PDS  for  the  current  list  of          income  tax  return  (Form  1040  or  Form            propriate version of Form 1099 or other infor-
designated PDSs. For the IRS mailing address              1040-SR) for 2023 by January 31. Filing your          mation return. Form 1099 can be issued elec-
to  use  if  you’re  using  a  PDS,  go  to IRS.gov/      return and paying all tax due by January 31           tronically  with  the  consent  of  the  recipient. 
PDSstreetAddresses.  Select  the  mailing  ad-            prevents any penalty for late payment of the 
dress listed on the webpage that is in the same           last installment. If you can't file and pay your 
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This  due  date  applies  only  to  the  following      copy  of  their  Schedule  K-1  (Form  1120-S),          If you’re required to file a federal income tax 
types of payments.                                      Shareholder's Share of Income, Deductions,               return  (Form  1040  or  Form  1040-SR),  file 
    All payments reported on Form 1099-B.             Credits,  etc.,  or  substitute  Schedule  K-1           Schedule H (Form 1040) with the return and 
    All payments reported on Form 1099-S.             (Form  1120-S),  and,  if  applicable,  Sched-           report any household employment taxes. Re-
    Substitute payments reported in box 8 or          ule K-3 (Form 1120-S), Shareholder’s Share               port any federal unemployment (FUTA) tax on 
      gross proceeds paid to an attorney re-            of  Income,  Deductions,  Credits,  etc.—Inter-          Schedule  H  (Form  1040)  if  you  paid  total 
      ported in box 10 of Form 1099-MISC.               national,  or  substitute  Schedule  K-3  (Form          cash wages of $1,000 or more in any calen-
                                                        1120-S).                                                 dar quarter of 2022 or 2023 to household em-
February 28                                             To request an automatic 6-month extension                ployees.  Also,  report  any  income  tax  you 
                                                        of time to file the return, file Form 7004 and de-       withheld  for  your  household  employees.  For 
All  businesses.   File  information  returns           posit what you estimate you owe in tax. Then,            more information, see Pub. 926.
(for example, certain Forms 1099) for certain           file the return; pay any tax, interest, and penal-
payments you made during 2023. These pay-               ties  due;  and  provide  each  shareholder  with  a     Corporations.     File  a  2023  calendar  year 
ments  are  described  under All  businesses            copy of their Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S) and,            income  tax  return  (Form  1120)  and  pay  any 
under  January  31,  earlier.  However,  Form           if  applicable,  Schedule  K-3  (Form  1120-S)  by       tax due. If you want an automatic 6-month ex-
1099-NEC  reporting  nonemployee  compen-               September 16.                                            tension  of  time  to  file  the  return,  file  Form 
                                                                                                                 7004 and deposit what you estimate you owe 
sation must be filed by January 31. There are                                                                    in taxes.
different  forms  for  different  types  of  pay-       S  corporation  election.   File  Form  2553 
ments. Use a separate Form 1096 to summa-               to elect to be treated as an S corporation be-           Deposit the first installment of estimated in-
rize  and  transmit  the  forms  for  each  type  of    ginning  with  calendar  year  2024.  If  Form           come tax for 2024.
payment.  See  the General  Instructions  for           2553 is filed late, S corporation treatment will 
Certain  Information  Returns  for  information         begin with calendar year 2025.                           May 10
on  what  payments  are  covered,  how  much 
                                                                                                                 Employees who work for tips.   If you re-
the  payment  must  be  before  a  return  is  re-      Second Quarter                                           ceived $20 or more in tips during April, report 
quired, which form to use, and extensions of 
time to file.                                                                                                    them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use  Form 
                                                        The second quarter of a calendar year is made            4070.
If you file Forms 1097, 1098, 1099 (except a            up of April, May, and June.
Form  1099-NEC  reporting  nonemployee  com-
pensation), 3921, 3922, or W-2G electronically,                                                                  June 10
your due date for filing them with the IRS will be      April 1
extended to April 1. The due date for giving the                                                                 Employees who work for tips.   If you re-
recipient these forms generally remains January         Electronic filing of Forms 1097, 1098, 1099,             ceived $20 or more in tips during May, report 
31.                                                     3921,  3922,  and  W-2G.       File  Forms               them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use  Form 
                                                        1097, 1098, 1099 (except a Form 1099-NEC                 4070.
                                                        reporting    nonemployee    compensation), 
March 1                                                 3921, 3922, and W-2G with the IRS. This due 
                                                        date applies only if you file electronically. Oth-       June 17
Farmers  and  fishermen.     File  your  2023           erwise,  see All  businesses  under  February 
income  tax  return  (Form  1040  or  Form              28, earlier.                                             Individuals.  If you’re a U.S. citizen or resi-
1040-SR) and pay all tax due. However, you                                                                       dent  alien  living  and  working  (or  on  military 
have  until  April  15  (April  17  if  you  live  in   The  due  date  for  giving  the  recipient  these       duty)  outside  the  United  States  and  Puerto 
Maine  or  Massachusetts)  to  file  if  you  paid      forms generally remains January 31.                      Rico,  file  Form  1040  or  Form  1040-SR  and 
your  2023  estimated  tax  by  January  16,            For  information  about  filing  Forms  1097,            pay any tax, interest, and penalties due. Oth-
2024.                                                   1098,  1099,  3921,  3922,  and  W-2G  electroni-        erwise, see Individuals under April 15, earlier. 
                                                        cally, see Pub. 1220.                                    If you want additional time to file your return, 
                                                                                                                 file Form 4868 to obtain 4 additional months 
March 11                                                                                                         to file and pay what you estimate you owe in 
                                                        April 10
Employees who work for tips. If you re-                                                                          tax to avoid penalties and interest. Then, file 
ceived  $20  or  more  in  tips  during  February,      Employees who work for tips.        If you re-           Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR by October 15.
report  them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use        ceived $20 or more in tips during March, re-             However, if you’re a participant in a combat 
Form 4070.                                              port  them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use           zone, you may be able to further extend the fil-
                                                        Form 4070.                                               ing  deadline.  See  Pub.  3,  Armed  Forces'  Tax 
                                                                                                                 Guide.
March 15
                                                        April 15                                                 Individuals.  Make a payment of your 2024 
Partnerships.    File  a  2023  calendar  year                                                                   estimated tax if you’re not paying your income 
return  (Form  1065).  Provide  each  partner           Individuals.  File  a  2023  Form  1040  or 
with  a  copy  of  their  Schedule  K-1  (Form          Form  1040-SR  and  pay  any  tax  due.  If  you         tax for the year through withholding (or won't 
1065),  Partner's  Share  of  Income,  Deduc-           live in Maine or Massachusetts, you may file             pay  in  enough  tax  that  way).  Use  Form 
tions,  Credits,  etc.,  or  substitute  Sched-         by April 17. If you want an automatic 6-month            1040-ES. This is the second installment date 
ule  K-1  (Form  1065),  and,  if  applicable,          extension of time to file the return, file Form          for estimated tax in 2024. For more informa-
Schedule  K-3  (Form  1065),  Partner’s  Share          4868 and pay what you estimate you owe in                tion, see Pub. 505.
of  Income,  Deductions,  Credits,  etc.—Inter-         tax to avoid penalties and interest. For more            Corporations.     Deposit the second install-
national,  or  substitute  Schedule  K-3  (Form         information, see Form 4868. Then, file Form              ment of estimated income tax for 2024.
1065).                                                  1040 or Form 1040-SR by October 15.
To request an automatic 6-month extension               If  you’re  not  paying  your  2024  income  tax 
of time to file the return, file Form 7004. Then,       through withholding (or won't pay in enough tax          Third Quarter
file  the  return  and  provide  each  partner  with  a during  the  year  that  way),  pay  the  first  install-
copy  of  their  final  or  amended  (if  required)     ment  of  your  2024  estimated  tax.  Use  Form         The third quarter of a calendar year is made up 
Schedule  K-1  (Form  1065)  and,  if  applicable,      1040-ES. For more information, see Pub. 505.             of July, August, and September.
Schedule K-3 (Form 1065) by September 16.
                                                        Household  employers.      If  you  paid  cash 
S corporations.    File a 2023 calendar year            wages of $2,600 or more in 2023 to a house-              July 10
income tax return (Form 1120-S) and pay any             hold  employee,  you  must  file  Schedule  H            Employees who work for tips.   If you re-
tax  due.  Provide  each  shareholder  with  a          (Form 1040), Household Employment Taxes.                 ceived $20 or more in tips during June, report 
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them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use  Form        Corporations. File  a  2023  calendar  year            tion with a fiscal tax year ending June 30 must 
4070.                                                 income  tax  return  (Form  1120)  and  pay  any       file  by  the  15th  day  of  the  3rd  month  after  the 
                                                      tax,  interest,  and  penalties  due.  This  due       end of its tax year. A corporation with a short tax 
                                                      date  applies  only  if  you  timely  requested  an    year ending anytime in June will be treated as if 
August 12                                             automatic 6-month extension. Otherwise, see            the short year ended on June 30, and must file 
Employees who work for tips.     If you re-           Corporations under April 15, earlier.                  by the 15th day of the 3rd month after the end of 
ceived $20 or more in tips during July, report                                                               its tax year.
them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use  Form        November 12                                             Form 7004 is used to request an automatic 
4070.                                                                                                        6-month  extension  of  time  to  file  Form  1120. 
                                                      Employees who work for tips.          If you re-       However,  corporations  with  a  fiscal  tax  year 
                                                      ceived $20 or more in tips during October, re-         ending June 30, or a short tax year treated as if 
September 10                                          port  them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use         the  short  year  ended  June  30,  will  use  Form 
Employees who work for tips.     If you re-           Form 4070.                                             7004  to  request  an  automatic  7-month  exten-
ceived $20 or more in tips during August, re-                                                                sion of time to file Form 1120.
port  them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use        December 10                                            Form  1120-S  (or  Form  7004).    This  form  is 
Form 4070.
                                                      Employees who work for tips.          If you re-       due on the 15th day of the 3rd month after the 
                                                      ceived $20 or more in tips during November,            end of the corporation's tax year. Provide each 
September 16                                          report  them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use       shareholder  with  a  copy  of  their  Schedule  K-1 
Individuals.    Make a payment of your 2024           Form 4070.                                             (Form  1120-S)  or  substitute  Schedule  K-1 
                                                                                                             (Form 1120-S) and, if applicable, Schedule K-3 
estimated tax if you’re not paying your income                                                               (Form  1120-S)  or  substitute  Schedule  K-3 
tax for the year through withholding (or won't        December 16                                            (Form 1120-S) by the 15th day of the 3rd month 
pay  in  enough  tax  that  way).  Use  Form                                                                 after the end of the corporation's tax year. Form 
1040-ES. This is the third installment date for       Corporations. Deposit  the  fourth  install-           7004 is used to request an automatic 6-month 
estimated tax in 2024. For more information,          ment of estimated income tax for 2024.                 extension of time to file Form 1120-S.
see Pub. 505.
Partnerships.   File  a  2023  calendar  year         Fiscal-Year Taxpayers                                  Estimated  tax  payments. Payments  are  due 
                                                                                                             on  the  15th  day  of  the  4th,  6th,  9th,  and  12th 
return  (Form  1065).  This  due  date  applies                                                              months of the corporation's tax year.
only  if  you  timely  requested  an  automatic       If you use a fiscal year (rather than the calendar 
6-month  extension.  Otherwise,  see Partner-         year) as your tax year, you should change some         Form 2553.   This form is used to choose S cor-
ships  under  March  15,  earlier.  Provide  each     of the dates in this calendar. Use the following       poration  treatment.  It  is  due  no  more  than  2 
partner with a copy of their final or amended         general guidelines to make these changes.              months and 15 days after the beginning of the 
Schedule  K-1  (Form  1065)  or  substitute                                                                  tax year the election is to take effect or at any 
Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) and, if applicable,                The 3 months that make up each quar-
Schedule  K-3  (Form  1065)  or  substitute           TIP   ter of a fiscal year may be different from       time during the preceding tax year.
Schedule K-3 (Form 1065).                                   those  of  each  calendar  quarter,  de-
                                                      pending  on  when  the  fiscal  year  begins.  Also, 
S corporations. File a 2023 calendar year             see Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, earlier.       Employer's Tax Calendar
income tax return (Form 1120-S) and pay any 
tax,  interest,  and  penalties  due.  This  due                                                             This  tax  calendar  covers  various  due  dates  of 
date  applies  only  if  you  timely  requested  an   Individuals                                            interest  to  employers.  Principally,  it  covers  the 
automatic  6-month  extension  of  time  to  file                                                            following federal taxes.
the return. Otherwise, see S corporations un-         Form  1040  or  Form  1040-SR. This  form  is          Income tax you withhold from your employ-
der  March  15,  earlier.  Provide  each  share-      due on the 15th day of the 4th month after the           ees' wages or from nonpayroll amounts 
holder with a copy of their final or amended          end of your tax year. Form 4868 is used to re-           you pay out.
Schedule  K-1  (Form  1120-S)  or  substitute         quest an extension of time to file Form 1040 or        Social security and Medicare taxes (FICA 
Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S) and, if applica-           Form 1040-SR.                                            taxes) you withhold from your employees' 
                                                                                                               wages and the social security and Medi-
ble,  Schedule  K-3  (Form  1120-S)  or  substi-      Estimated  tax  payments  (Form  1040-ES).               care taxes you must pay as an employer.
tute Schedule K-3 (Form 1120-S).                      Payments  are  due  on  the  15th  day  of  the  4th,    Federal unemployment (FUTA) tax you 
Corporations.   Deposit  the  third  install-         6th, and 9th months of your tax year and on the        
                                                                                                               must pay as an employer.
ment of estimated income tax for 2024.                15th  day  of  the  1st  month  after  your  tax  year 
                                                      ends.                                                   The calendar lists due dates for filing returns 
                                                                                                             and  for  making  deposits  of  these  three  taxes 
Fourth Quarter                                                                                               throughout the year. Use this calendar with Pub. 
                                                      Partnerships                                           15, which gives the deposit rules.
The  fourth  quarter  of  a  calendar  year  is  made Form 1065. This form is due on the 15th day of         Forms  you  may  need.  The  following  is  a  list 
up of October, November, and December.                the 3rd month after the end of the partnership's       and description of the primary employment tax 
                                                      tax  year.  Provide  each  partner  with  a  copy  of 
October 10                                            their  Schedule  K-1  (Form  1065)  or  substitute     forms you may need.
                                                      Schedule  K-1  (Form  1065)  and,  if  applicable,     1. Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal Un-
Employees who work for tips.     If you re-           Schedule K-3 (Form 1065) or substitute Sched-            employment (FUTA) Tax Return. This form 
ceived $20 or more in tips during September,          ule K-3 (Form 1065) by the 15th day of the 3rd           is due the last day of the first calendar 
report  them  to  your  employer.  You  can  use      month  after  the  end  of  the  partnership's  tax      month after the calendar year ends. Use it 
Form 4070.                                            year.  Form  7004  is  used  to  request  an  auto-      to report the FUTA tax on wages you paid.
                                                      matic  6-month  extension  of  time  to  file  Form    2. Form 941, Employer's QUARTERLY Fed-
                                                      1065.
October 15                                                                                                     eral Tax Return. This form is due the last 
                                                                                                               day of the first calendar month after the 
Individuals.    If  you  have  an  automatic          Corporations and S Corporations                          calendar quarter ends. Use it to report so-
6-month extension to file your income tax re-                                                                  cial security and Medicare taxes and with-
turn  for  2023,  file  Form  1040  or  Form          Form 1120 (or Form 7004). This form is due               held income taxes on wages if your em-
1040-SR and pay any tax, interest, and pen-           on the 15th day of the 4th month after the end of        ployees aren't farm workers or household 
alties due.                                           the corporation’s tax year. However, a corpora-          employees.
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3. Form 943, Employer's Annual Federal Tax             Nonpayroll  withholding.        If  the  monthly            in  full,  you  have  until  February  12  to  file  the 
  Return for Agricultural Employees. This              deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-              return.
  form is due the last day of the first calen-         ments made in December 2023.
  dar month after the calendar year ends. 
  Use it to report social security and Medi-                                                                       February 12
  care taxes and withheld income taxes on              January 31
                                                                                                                   Nonpayroll taxes.     File Form 945 to report 
  wages if your employees are farm workers.            All employers.    Give your employees their                 income tax withheld for 2023 on all nonpay-
4. Form 944, Employer's ANNUAL Federal                 copies of Form W-2 for 2023. If an employee                 roll  items.  This  due  date  applies  only  if  you 
  Tax Return. This form is due the last day of         agreed  to  receive  Form  W-2  electronically,             deposited the tax for the year timely, properly, 
  the first calendar month after the calendar          have  it  posted  on  a  website  and  notify  the          and in full.
  year ends. Certain small employers use it            employee of the posting.
  instead of Form 941 to report social secur-          File Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax                  Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-
  ity and Medicare taxes and withheld in-              Statements, along with Copy A of all the Forms              come  tax.     File  Form  941  for  the  fourth 
  come tax.                                            W-2 you issued for 2023.                                    quarter of 2023. This due date applies only if 
                                                                                                                   you  deposited  the  tax  for  the  quarter  timely, 
5. Form 945, Annual Return of Withheld Fed-            Payers  of  nonemployee  compensation.                      properly, and in full.
  eral Income Tax. This form is due the last           File  Form  1099-NEC  for  nonemployee 
  day of the first calendar month after the            compensation paid in 2023.                                  Certain small employers.      File Form 944 
  calendar year ends. Use it to report in-                                                                         to report social security and Medicare taxes 
  come tax withheld on all nonpayroll items.           Payers of gambling winnings.    If you ei-                  and  withheld  income  tax  for  2023.  This  due 
  A list of nonpayroll items is available in the       ther  paid  reportable  gambling  winnings  or              date applies only if you deposited the tax for 
  Instructions for Form 945.                           withheld income tax from gambling winnings,                 the year timely, properly, and in full.
                                                       give the winners their copies of Form W-2G.
Fiscal-year  taxpayers. The  dates  in  this  cal-                                                                 Farm employers.       File Form 943 to report 
endar apply whether you use a fiscal year or the       Nonpayroll taxes. File Form 945 to report                   social security and Medicare taxes and with-
calendar year as your tax year. The only excep-        income tax withheld for 2023 on all nonpay-                 held income tax for 2023. This due date ap-
tion  is  the  date  for  filing  Forms  5500,  Annual roll  items,  including  backup  withholding  and           plies only if you deposited the tax for the year 
Return/Report  of  Employee  Benefit  Plan,  and       withholding  on  pensions,  annuities,  IRAs,               timely, properly, and in full.
5500-EZ,  Annual  Return  of  A  One-Participant       gambling  winnings,  and  payments  of  Indian 
(Owners/Partners  and  Their  Spouses)  Retire-        gaming profits to tribal members. Deposit or                Federal unemployment (FUTA) tax.       File 
ment Plan or A Foreign Plan. These employee            pay any undeposited tax under the accuracy                  Form  940  for  2023.  This  due  date  applies 
benefit plan forms are due by the last day of the      of deposits rule. If your tax liability is less than        only  if  you  deposited  the  tax  for  the  year 
seventh month after the plan year ends. See  All       $2,500, you can pay it in full with a timely filed          timely, properly, and in full.
employers under July 31, later. For more infor-        return.  If  you  deposited  the  tax  for  the  year 
mation  on  filing  these  forms,  go  to IRS.gov/     timely,  properly,  and  in  full,  you  have  until        February 15
Form5500.                                              February 12 to file the return.
                                                                                                                   Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-
Extended  due  dates.   If  you  timely  deposit  in   Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-            come  tax.      If  the  monthly  deposit  rule 
full  the  tax  you’re  required  to  report  on  Form come  tax.       File  Form  941  for  the  fourth          applies, deposit the tax for payments made in 
940, 941, 943, 944, or 945, you may file the re-       quarter of 2023. Deposit or pay any undepos-                January.
turn by the 10th day of the 2nd month that fol-        ited tax under the accuracy of deposits rule. If 
lows the end of the return period.                     your tax liability is less than $2,500, you can             Nonpayroll  withholding.      If  the  monthly 
                                                       pay  it  in  full  with  a  timely  filed  return.  If  you deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-
        If you’re subject to the semiweekly de-        deposited the tax for the quarter timely, prop-             ments made in January.
!       posit rule, use Table 2 near the end of        erly, and in full, you have until February 12 to 
CAUTION this  publication  for  your  deposit  due     file the return.                                            February 16
dates. However, if you accumulate $100,000 or 
more of taxes on any day during a deposit pe-          Certain small employers.        File Form 944               All employers.    Begin withholding income 
riod, you must deposit the tax by the next busi-       to report social security and Medicare taxes                tax  from  the  pay  of  any  employee  who 
ness day instead of the date shown in Table 2.         and withheld income tax for 2023. Deposit or                claimed exemption from withholding in 2023, 
                                                       pay any undeposited tax under the accuracy                  but  didn't  give  you  Form  W-4  (or  Form 
                                                       of deposits rule. If your tax liability is $2,500           W-4(SP), its Spanish version) to continue the 
First Quarter                                          or more for 2023 but less than $2,500 for the               exemption this year.
                                                       fourth quarter, deposit any undeposited tax or 
The first quarter of a calendar year is made up        pay  it  in  full  with  a  timely  filed  return.  If  you 
of January, February, and March.                       deposited the tax for the year timely, properly,            February 28
                                                       and in full, you have until February 12 to file 
                                                       the return.                                                 Payers of gambling winnings.           File Form 
During January                                                                                                     1096  along  with  Copy  A  of  all  the  Forms 
                                                       Farm employers.   File Form 943 to report                   W-2G you issued for 2023.
All employers.  Give your employees their cop-         social security and Medicare taxes and with-                If  you  file  Forms  W-2G  electronically,  your 
ies of Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, for           held income tax for 2023. Deposit or pay any                due date for filing them with the IRS will be ex-
2023  by  January  31,  2024.  If  the  employee       undeposited  tax  under  the  accuracy  of  de-             tended to April 1. The due date for giving the re-
agreed to receive Form W-2 electronically, have        posits  rule.  If  your  tax  liability  is  less  than     cipient these forms remains January 31.
it posted on a website and notify the employee         $2,500, you can pay it in full with a timely filed 
of the posting.                                        return.  If  you  deposited  the  tax  for  the  year       Health  coverage  reporting  to  IRS.  If 
                                                       timely,  properly,  and  in  full,  you  have  until        you’re an Applicable Large Employer, file pa-
January 16                                             February 12 to file the return.                             per  Forms  1094-C,  Transmittal  of  Em-
                                                                                                                   ployer-Provided  Health  Insurance  Offer  and 
Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-       Federal unemployment (FUTA) tax. File                       Coverage  Information  Returns,  and  1095-C 
come  tax.      If  the  monthly  deposit  rule        Form 940 for 2023. If your undeposited tax is               with the IRS. For all other providers of mini-
applies, deposit the tax for payments made in          $500 or less, you can either pay it with your               mum  essential  coverage,  file  paper  Forms 
December 2023.                                         return  or  deposit  it.  If  it  is  more  than  $500,     1094-B, Transmittal of Health Coverage Infor-
                                                       you  must  deposit  it.  However,  if  you  depos-          mation Returns, and 1095-B with the IRS. If 
                                                       ited the tax for the year timely, properly, and             you’re  filing  any  of  these  forms  with  the  IRS 

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electronically,  your  due  date  for  filing  them   file electronic Forms 1094-C and 1095-C with                applies, deposit the tax for payments made in 
will  be  extended  to  April  1.  See  the  Instruc- the  IRS.  For  all  other  providers  of  minimum          May.
tions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B, and the            essential  coverage,  file  electronic  Forms 
Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C for          1094-B and 1095-B with the IRS. Otherwise,                  Nonpayroll  withholding.       If  the  monthly 
more  information  about  the  information  re-       see Health  coverage  reporting  to  IRS  under             deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-
porting requirements.                                 February 28, earlier.                                       ments made in May.

February 29                                           April 15                                                    Third Quarter
Large  food  and  beverage  establishment             Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-            The third quarter of a calendar year is made up 
employers.         File Form 8027, Employer's         come  tax.  If  the  monthly  deposit  rule                 of July, August, and September.
Annual Information Return of Tip Income and           applies, deposit the tax for payments made in 
Allocated Tips. Use Form 8027-T, Transmittal          March.
of  Employer's  Annual  Information  Return  of                                                                   July 15
Tip Income and Allocated Tips, to summarize           Nonpayroll  withholding. If  the  monthly                   Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-
and  transmit  paper  Forms  8027  if  you  have      deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-              come  tax.      If  the  monthly  deposit  rule 
more than one establishment.                          ments made in March.                                        applies, deposit the tax for payments made in 
If  you  file  Forms  8027  electronically,  your     Household  employers.    If  you  paid  cash                June.
due date for filing them with the IRS will be ex-     wages of $2,600 or more in 2023 to a house-                 Nonpayroll  withholding.       If  the  monthly 
tended to April 1.                                    hold  employee,  you  must  file  Schedule  H               deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-
                                                      (Form 1040). If you’re required to file a federal           ments made in June.
March 1                                               income  tax  return  (Form  1040  or  Form 
                                                      1040-SR), file Schedule H (Form 1040) with 
Health  coverage  reporting  to  employees.           the return and report any household employ-                 July 31
If you’re an Applicable Large Employer,               ment taxes. If you live in Maine or Massachu-
provide  Form  1095-C,  Employer-Provided             setts,  you  may  file  by  April  17.  Report  any         Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-
Health  Insurance  Offer  and  Coverage,  to          federal unemployment (FUTA) tax on Sched-                   come tax.       File Form 941 for the second 
full-time employees. For all other providers of       ule H (Form 1040) if you paid total cash wa-                quarter of 2024. Deposit or pay any undepos-
minimum  essential  coverage,  provide  Form          ges of $1,000 or more in any calendar quar-                 ited tax under the accuracy of deposits rule. If 
1095-B,  Health  Coverage,  to  responsible  in-      ter of 2022 or 2023 to household employees.                 your tax liability is less than $2,500, you can 
dividuals.  See  the  Instructions  for  Forms        Also, report any income tax you withheld for                pay  it  in  full  with  a  timely  filed  return.  If  you 
1094-B and 1095-B, and the Instructions for           your  household  employees.  For  more  infor-              deposited the tax for the quarter timely, prop-
Forms 1094-C and 1095-C for more informa-             mation, see Pub. 926.                                       erly,  and  in  full,  you  have  until  August  12  to 
tion  about  the  information  reporting  require-                                                                file the return.
ments.                                                                                                            Certain  small  employers.     Deposit  any 
                                                      April 30
                                                                                                                  undeposited tax if your tax liability is $2,500 
March 15                                              Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-            or more for 2024 but less than $2,500 for the 
                                                      come  tax.  File  Form  941  for  the  first                second quarter.
Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-      quarter of 2024. Deposit or pay any undepos-
come  tax.         If  the  monthly  deposit  rule    ited tax under the accuracy of deposits rule. If            Federal unemployment (FUTA) tax.  De-
applies, deposit the tax for payments made in         your tax liability is less than $2,500, you can             posit the tax owed through June if more than 
February.                                             pay  it  in  full  with  a  timely  filed  return.  If  you $500.
                                                      deposited the tax for the quarter timely, prop-
Nonpayroll  withholding.        If  the  monthly      erly, and in full, you have until May 10 to file            All  employers.       If  you  maintain  an  em-
deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-        the return.                                                 ployee  benefit  plan,  such  as  a  pension, 
ments made in February.                                                                                           profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan, file Form 
                                                      Federal unemployment (FUTA) tax.        De-                 5500  or  5500-EZ  for  calendar  year  2023.  If 
                                                      posit  the  tax  owed  through  March  if  more             you  use  a  fiscal  year  as  your  plan  year,  file 
Second Quarter                                        than $500.                                                  the form by the last day of the seventh month 
                                                                                                                  after the plan year ends. For more information 
The  second  quarter  is  made  up  of  April,  May,                                                              on  filing  these  forms,  go  to IRS.gov/
and June.                                             May 10                                                      Form5500.
                                                      Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-
April 1                                               come  tax.  File  Form  941  for  the  first                August 12
                                                      quarter of 2024. This due date applies only if 
Electronic  filing  of  Forms  W-2G. File             you  deposited  the  tax  for  the  quarter  timely,        Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-
copies of all the Forms W-2G you issued for           properly, and in full.                                      come tax.       File Form 941 for the second 
2023. This due date applies only if you elec-                                                                     quarter of 2024. This due date applies only if 
tronically file. Otherwise, see Payers of gam-                                                                    you  deposited  the  tax  for  the  quarter  timely, 
bling winnings under February 28, earlier.            May 15                                                      properly, and in full.
The  due  date  for  giving  the  recipient  these 
forms remains January 31.                             Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-
                                                      come  tax.  If  the  monthly  deposit  rule                 August 15
For  information  about  filing  Forms  W-2G          applies, deposit the tax for payments made in 
electronically, see Pub. 1220.                        April.                                                      Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-
                                                                                                                  come  tax.      If  the  monthly  deposit  rule 
Electronic  filing  of  Forms  8027. File             Nonpayroll  withholding. If  the  monthly                   applies, deposit the tax for payments made in 
Forms 8027 for 2023. This due date applies            deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-              July.
only if you  electronically  file.  Otherwise,  see   ments made in April.
Large food and beverage establishment em-                                                                         Nonpayroll  withholding.       If  the  monthly 
ployers under February 29, earlier.                                                                               deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-
                                                      June 17
Electronic  filing  of  Forms  1094-C  and                                                                        ments made in July.
1095-C  and  Forms  1094-B  and  1095-B.              Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-
If you’re an Applicable Large Employer,               come  tax.  If  the  monthly  deposit  rule 
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September 16                                                November 15                                            the tax period. The tax period begins on 
                                                                                                                   July 1 and ends the following June 30. You 
Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-            Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-       must pay the full year's tax on all vehicles 
come  tax.     If  the  monthly  deposit  rule              come  tax. If  the  monthly  deposit  rule             you have in use during the month of July. 
applies, deposit the tax for payments made in               applies, deposit the tax for payments made in          You must also pay a partial-year tax on 
August.                                                     October.                                               taxable vehicles that you put into use in a 
                                                                                                                   month after July. For more information, see 
Nonpayroll  withholding.    If  the  monthly                Nonpayroll  withholding.      If  the  monthly         the Instructions for Form 2290.
deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-              deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-
ments made in August.                                       ments made in October.                             Fiscal-year  taxpayers.   The  dates  in  this  cal-
                                                                                                               endar apply whether you use a fiscal year or the 
Fourth Quarter                                              December 16                                        calendar year as your tax year.
The  fourth  quarter  of  a  calendar  year  is  made       Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-   Adjustments for Saturday, Sunday, or legal 
up of October, November, and December.                      come  tax. If  the  monthly  deposit  rule         holidays. Generally,  if  a  due  date  falls  on  a 
                                                            applies, deposit the tax for payments made in      Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date 
                                                            November.                                          is delayed until the next day that isn't a Satur-
October 15                                                                                                     day, Sunday, or legal holiday. For excise taxes, 
                                                            Nonpayroll  withholding.      If  the  monthly     there are two exceptions to this rule.
Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-            deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-       For deposits of regular method taxes, if 
come  tax.     If  the  monthly  deposit  rule              ments made in November.                                the due date is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal 
applies, deposit the tax for payments made in                                                                      holiday, the due date is the immediately 
September.                                                                                                         preceding day that isn't a Saturday, Sun-
Nonpayroll  withholding.    If  the  monthly                Excise Tax Calendar                                    day, or legal holiday.
deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for pay-                                                                   Under the special September deposit 
ments made in September.                                    This tax calendar gives the due dates for filing       rules, if the due date falls on a Saturday, 
                                                            returns  and  making  deposits  of  excise  taxes.     the deposit is due on the preceding Friday. 
                                                            Use this calendar with Pub. 510. Also, see the         If the due date falls on a Sunday, the de-
October 31                                                  instructions for Forms 11-C, 720, 730, and 2290        posit is due on the following Monday. For 
Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-            for more information. References to Form 2290          more information, see the Instructions for 
come  tax.     File  Form  941  for  the  third             also apply to Form 2290(SP).                           Form 720.
                                                                                                               The Excise Tax Calendar has been adjusted for 
quarter of 2024. Deposit or pay any undepos-                Forms  you  may  need. The  following  is  a  list all of these provisions.
ited tax under the accuracy of deposits rule. If            and description of the excise tax forms you may 
your tax liability is less than $2,500, you can             need.                                              Regular  method  taxes.   These  are  taxes, 
pay  it  in  full  with  a  timely  filed  return.  If  you 
deposited the tax for the quarter timely, prop-             1. Form 11-C, Occupational Tax and Regis-          other  than  alternative  method  taxes  used  for 
erly, and in full, you have until November 12               tration Return for Wagering. Use this form         communication and air transportation taxes, re-
to file the return.                                         to register any wagering activity and to pay       ported on Form 720 for which deposits are re-
                                                            an occupational tax on wagering. File              quired.
Certain  small  employers.  Deposit  any                    Form 11-C if you’re in the business of ac-
undeposited tax if your tax liability is $2,500             cepting wagers, including conducting a             First Quarter
or more for 2024 but less than $2,500 for the               wagering pool or lottery, or are an agent of 
third quarter.                                              someone who accepts wagers. You must 
Federal unemployment (FUTA) tax.       De-                  file the form before you begin accepting           The first quarter of a calendar year is made up 
posit the tax owed through September if more                wagers. After that, file the form by July 1 of     of January, February, and March.
than $500.                                                  each year. Also, see Form 730 below.
                                                            2. Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax          January 2
                                                            Return. File this form by the last day of the      Wagering tax.       File Form 730 and pay the 
During November                                             month following the calendar quarter. Use          tax  on  wagers  accepted  during  November 
Income tax withholding.     Encourage em-                   this form to report a wide variety of excise       2023.
ployees  to  fill  out  a  new  Form  W-4  or  Form         taxes, including:
W-4(SP)  for  2025  if  they  experienced  any              a. Environmental taxes,                            Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.          File 
personal  or  financial  changes.  Examples  of                                                                Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first 
changes that could require a new Form W-4                   b. Communications and air transporta-              used in November 2023.
include changing the filing status on a tax re-                   tion taxes,
turn,  changing  the  number  of  jobs  worked              c. Fuel taxes,                                     January 10
during  the  year,  and  other  income,  deduc-
tions,  or  credits.  The  2025  revision  of  Form         d. Retail tax,                                     Communications  and  air  transportation 
W-4 will be available at IRS.gov/FormW4 by                  e. Ship passenger tax, and                         taxes under the alternative method.
mid-December.  Encourage  your  employees                                                                      Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or 
to  use  the  IRS  Tax  Withholding  Estimator                    f. Manufacturers taxes.                      tickets sold during the first 15 days of Decem-
available at IRS.gov/W4App.                                 3. Form 730, Monthly Tax Return for Wagers.        ber 2023.
                                                            Use this form to pay an excise tax on wa-
November 12                                                 gers you accept. File this form for each           January 12
                                                            month by the last day of the following 
Social  security,  Medicare,  and  withheld  in-            month. Also, see Form 11-C above.                  Regular  method  taxes.        Deposit  the  tax 
come  tax.     File  Form  941  for  the  third             4. Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use            for the last 16 days of December 2023.
quarter of 2024. This due date applies only if              Tax Return. Use this form to pay the fed-
you  deposited  the  tax  for  the  quarter  timely,        eral use tax on heavy highway vehicles             January 25
properly, and in full.                                      registered in your name. File this form by 
                                                            the last day of the month following the            Communications  and  air  transportation 
                                                            month of the vehicle's first taxable use in        taxes under the alternative method.

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Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or  tickets sold during the last 14 days of Febru-   May 28
tickets sold during the last 16 days of Decem- ary.
ber 2023.                                                                                       Communications  and  air  transportation 
                                                                                                taxes under the alternative method.
                                               March 29                                         Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or 
January 29                                                                                      tickets sold during the last 15 days of April.
                                               Regular  method  taxes.        Deposit  the  tax 
Regular  method  taxes. Deposit  the  tax      for the first 15 days of March.
for the first 15 days of January.                                                               May 29
                                               Second Quarter                                   Regular  method  taxes.       Deposit  the  tax 
January 31                                                                                      for the first 15 days of May.
                                               The second quarter of a calendar year is made 
Form  720  taxes. File  Form  720  for  the    up of April, May, and June.
fourth quarter of 2023.                                                                         May 31
Wagering tax.     File Form 730 and pay the    April 1                                          Wagering tax.   File Form 730 and pay the 
tax  on  wagers  accepted  during  December                                                     tax on wagers accepted during April.
2023.                                          Wagering tax.    File Form 730 and pay the 
                                               tax on wagers accepted during February.          Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.  File 
Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.     File                                                     Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first 
Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first   Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.      File 
used in December 2023.                         Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first     used in April.
                                               used in February.
                                                                                                June 12
February 12
                                               April 10                                         Communications  and  air  transportation 
Communications  and  air  transportation                                                        taxes under the alternative method.
taxes under the alternative method.            Communications  and  air  transportation 
Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or  taxes under the alternative method.              Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or 
tickets sold during the first 15 days of Janu- Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or    tickets sold during the first 15 days of May.
ary.                                           tickets sold during the first 15 days of March.
                                                                                                June 14
February 14                                    April 12                                         Regular  method  taxes.       Deposit  the  tax 
Regular  method  taxes. Deposit  the  tax      Regular  method  taxes.        Deposit  the  tax for the last 16 days of May.
for the last 16 days of January.               for the last 16 days of March.
                                                                                                June 26
February 27                                    April 25                                         Communications  and  air  transportation 
Communications  and  air  transportation       Communications  and  air  transportation         taxes under the alternative method.
taxes under the alternative method.            taxes under the alternative method.              Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or 
Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or  Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or    tickets sold during the last 16 days of May.
tickets sold during the last 16 days of Janu-  tickets sold during the last 16 days of March.
ary.                                                                                            June 28
                                               April 29                                         Regular  method  taxes.       Deposit  the  tax 
February 29                                    Regular  method  taxes.        Deposit  the  tax for the first 15 days of June.
Wagering tax.     File Form 730 and pay the    for the first 15 days of April.
tax on wagers accepted during January.                                                          Third Quarter
Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.     File    April 30                                         The third quarter of a calendar year is made up 
Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first   Form 720 taxes.  File Form 720 for the first     of July, August, and September.
used in January.                               quarter of 2024.
Regular  method  taxes. Deposit  the  tax      Wagering tax.    File Form 730 and pay the       July 1
for the first 15 days of February.             tax on wagers accepted during March.             Wagering tax.   File Form 730 and pay the 
                                               Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.      File     tax on wagers accepted during May.
March 12                                       Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first     Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.  File 
Communications  and  air  transportation       used in March.                                   Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first 
taxes under the alternative method.                                                             used in May.
Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or  May 10                                           Floor stocks tax for ozone-depleting chemi-
tickets sold during the first 15 days of Febru-
ary.                                           Communications  and  air  transportation         cals  (IRS  No.  20).   Deposit  the  tax  for 
                                               taxes under the alternative method.              January 1, 2024.
                                               Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or    Occupational  excise  taxes.   File  Form 
March 14                                       tickets sold during the first 15 days of April.  11-C  to  register  and  pay  the  annual  tax  if 
Regular  method  taxes. Deposit  the  tax                                                       you’re in the business of accepting wagers.
for the last 14 days of February.              May 14
                                               Regular  method  taxes.        Deposit  the  tax July 10
March 27                                       for the last 15 days of April.                   Communications  and  air  transportation 
Communications  and  air  transportation                                                        taxes under the alternative method.
taxes under the alternative method.
Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or 
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Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or    September 13                                          October 31
tickets sold during the first 15 days of June.
                                                 Regular  method  taxes.  Deposit  the  tax            Form  720  taxes.     File  Form  720  for  the 
                                                 for the last 16 days of August.                       third quarter of 2024.
July 12
                                                                                                       Wagering tax.     File Form 730 and pay the 
Regular  method  taxes.       Deposit  the  tax  September 25                                          tax on wagers accepted during September.
for the last 15 days of June.
                                                 Communications  and  air  transportation              Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.    File 
                                                 taxes under the alternative method.                   Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first 
July 25                                          Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or         used in September.
Communications  and  air  transportation         tickets sold during the last 16 days of August.
taxes under the alternative method.
                                                                                                       November 13
Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or    September 27
tickets sold during the last 15 days of June.                                                          Communications  and  air  transportation 
                                                 Regular  method  taxes.  Deposit  the  tax            taxes under the alternative method.
                                                 for the first 15 days of September.
July 29                                                                                                Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or 
                                                                                                       tickets sold during the first 15 days of Octo-
Regular  method  taxes.       Deposit  the  tax  September 30                                          ber.
for the first 15 days of July.
                                                 Regular  method  taxes  (special  September 
                                                 deposit  rule). Deposit  the  tax  for  the           November 14
July 31                                          period  beginning  September  16  and  ending         Regular  method  taxes. Deposit  the  tax 
Form  720  taxes. File  Form  720  for  the      September 26.                                         for the last 16 days of October.
second quarter of 2024.                          Communications  and  air  transportation 
Wagering tax.     File Form 730 and pay the      taxes under the alternative method (spe-              November 27
tax on wagers accepted during June.              cial September deposit rule).      Deposit 
                                                 the  tax  included  in  amounts  billed  or  tickets  Communications  and  air  transportation 
Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.  File         sold during the period beginning September            taxes under the alternative method.
Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first     1 and ending September 11.                            Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or 
used in June.                                                                                          tickets sold during the last 16 days of Octo-
                                                 Wagering tax.   File Form 730 and pay the             ber.
                                                 tax on wagers accepted during August.
August 12
                                                 Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.    File            November 29
Communications  and  air  transportation         Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first 
taxes under the alternative method.              used in August.                                       Regular  method  taxes. Deposit  the  tax 
Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or                                                          for the first 15 days of November.
tickets sold during the first 15 days of July.
                                                 Fourth Quarter
                                                                                                       December 2
August 14                                        The  fourth  quarter  of  a  calendar  year  is  made Wagering tax.     File Form 730 and pay the 
                                                 up of October, November, and December.
Regular  method  taxes.       Deposit  the  tax                                                        tax on wagers accepted during October.
for the last 16 days of July.                                                                          Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.    File 
                                                 October 10                                            Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first 
August 27                                        Communications  and  air  transportation              used in October.
                                                 taxes under the alternative method (spe-
Communications  and  air  transportation         cial September deposit rule).      Deposit            December 11
taxes under the alternative method.              the  tax  included  in  amounts  billed  or  tickets 
Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or    sold during the period beginning September            Communications  and  air  transportation 
tickets sold during the last 16 days of July.    12 and ending September 15.                           taxes under the alternative method.
                                                                                                       Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or 
                                                                                                       tickets sold during the first 15 days of Novem-
August 29                                        October 11                                            ber.
Regular  method  taxes.       Deposit  the  tax  Regular  method  taxes  (special  September 
for the first 15 days of August.                 deposit  rule). Deposit  the  tax  for  the           December 13
                                                 last 4 days of September.
September 3                                                                                            Regular  method  taxes. Deposit  the  tax 
                                                                                                       for the last 15 days of November.
Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.  File         October 25
Form 2290 and pay the full year's tax on all     Communications  and  air  transportation              December 26
vehicles you have in use during the month of     taxes under the alternative method.
July.                                            Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or         Communications  and  air  transportation 
Wagering tax.     File Form 730 and pay the      tickets  sold  during  the  last  15  days  of  Sep-  taxes under the alternative method.
tax on wagers accepted during July.              tember.                                               Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or 
                                                                                                       tickets sold during the last 15 days of Novem-
                                                                                                       ber.
September 11                                     October 29
Communications  and  air  transportation         Regular  method  taxes.  Deposit  the  tax            December 27
taxes under the alternative method.              for the first 15 days of October.
Deposit the tax included in amounts billed or                                                          Regular  method  taxes. Deposit  the  tax 
tickets sold during the first 15 days of August.                                                       for the first 15 days of December.

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December 31                                               Heavy  highway  vehicle  use  tax.      File 
                                                             Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first 
Wagering tax.   File Form 730 and pay the                    used in November.
tax on wagers accepted during November.

Table 2. Due Dates for Electronic Funds Transfer of Taxes for 2024 Under the Semiweekly Rule
            First Quarter:                               Second Quarter:                       Third Quarter:                        Fourth Quarter:
   Payroll Date            Due Date             Payroll Date   Due Date       Payroll Date                 Due Date        Payroll Date            Due Date
Jan 1–2         Jan 5                           Apr 1–2        Apr 5          Jul 1–2                      Jul 8           Oct 1                   Oct 4
Jan 3–5         Jan 10                          Apr 3–5        Apr 10         Jul 3–5                      Jul 10          Oct 2–4                 Oct 9
Jan 6–9         Jan 12                          Apr 6–9        Apr 12         Jul 6–9                      Jul 12          Oct 5–8                 Oct 11
Jan 10–12       Jan 18                          Apr 10–12      Apr 18         Jul 10–12                    Jul 17          Oct 9–11                Oct 17
Jan 13–16       Jan 19                          Apr 13–16      Apr 19         Jul 13–16                    Jul 19          Oct 12–15               Oct 18
Jan 17–19       Jan 24                          Apr 17–19      Apr 24         Jul 17–19                    Jul 24          Oct 16–18               Oct 23
Jan 20–23       Jan 26                          Apr 20–23      Apr 26         Jul 20–23                    Jul 26          Oct 19–22               Oct 25
Jan 24–26       Jan 31                          Apr 24–26      May 1          Jul 24–26                    Jul 31          Oct 23–25               Oct 30
Jan 27–30       Feb 2                           Apr 27–30      May 3          Jul 27–30                    Aug 2           Oct 26–29               Nov 1
Jan 31–Feb 2    Feb 7                           May 1–3        May 8          Jul 31–Aug 2                 Aug 7           Oct 30–Nov 1            Nov 6
Feb 3–6         Feb 9                           May 4–7        May 10         Aug 3–6                      Aug 9           Nov 2–5                 Nov 8
Feb 7–9         Feb 14                          May 8–10       May 15         Aug 7–9                      Aug 14          Nov 6–8                 Nov 14
Feb 10–13       Feb 16                          May 11–14      May 17         Aug 10–13                    Aug 16          Nov 9–12                Nov 15
Feb 14–16       Feb 22                          May 15–17      May 22         Aug 14–16                    Aug 21          Nov 13–15               Nov 20
Feb 17–20       Feb 23                          May 18–21      May 24         Aug 17–20                    Aug 23          Nov 16–19               Nov 22
Feb 21–23       Feb 28                          May 22–24      May 30         Aug 21–23                    Aug 28          Nov 20–22               Nov 27
Feb 24–27       Mar 1                           May 25–28      May 31         Aug 24–27                    Aug 30          Nov 23–26               Dec 2
Feb 28–Mar 1    Mar 6                           May 29–31      Jun 5          Aug 28–30                    Sep 5           Nov 27–29               Dec 4
Mar 2–5         Mar 8                           Jun 1–4        Jun 7          Aug 31–Sep 3                 Sep 6           Nov 30–Dec 3            Dec 6
Mar 6–8         Mar 13                          Jun 5–7        Jun 12         Sep 4–6                      Sep 11          Dec 4–6                 Dec 11
Mar 9–12        Mar 15                          Jun 8–11       Jun 14         Sep 7–10                     Sep 13          Dec 7–10                Dec 13
Mar 13–15       Mar 20                          Jun 12–14      Jun 20         Sep 11–13                    Sep 18          Dec 11–13               Dec 18
Mar 16–19       Mar 22                          Jun 15–18      Jun 24         Sep 14–17                    Sep 20          Dec 14–17               Dec 20
Mar 20–22       Mar 27                          Jun 19–21      Jun 26         Sep 18–20                    Sep 25          Dec 18–20               Dec 26
Mar 23–26       Mar 29                          Jun 22–25      Jun 28         Sep 21–24                    Sep 27          Dec 21–24               Dec 30
Mar 27–29       Apr 3                           Jun 26–28      Jul 3          Sep 25–27                    Oct 2           Dec 25–27               Jan 2
Mar 30–31       Apr 5                           Jun 29–30      Jul 8          Sep 28–30                    Oct 4           Dec 28–31               Jan 6
Note. This calendar reflects all legal holidays.
                                                          choose from to prepare and file your tax return.          people with low-to-moderate incomes, per-
                                                          You  can  prepare  the  tax  return  yourself,  see  if   sons with disabilities, and limited-Eng-
How To Get Tax Help                                       you qualify for free tax preparation, or hire a tax       lish-speaking taxpayers who need help 
                                                          professional to prepare your return.                      preparing their own tax returns. Go to 
If  you  have  questions  about  a  tax  issue;  need                                                               IRS.gov/VITA, download the free IRS2Go 
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to IRS.gov to find resources that can help you            or in your local community, if you qualify, include     TCE. The Tax Counseling for the Elderly 
right away.                                               the following.                                            (TCE) program offers free tax help for all 
                                                             Free File. This program lets you prepare             taxpayers, particularly those who are 60 
Preparing  and  filing  your  tax  return.      After          and file your federal individual income tax          years of age and older. TCE volunteers 
receiving  all  your  wage  and  earnings  state-              return for free using software or Free File          specialize in answering questions about 
ments (Forms W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, 1099-MISC,                     Fillable Forms. However, state tax prepara-          pensions and retirement-related issues 
1099-NEC, etc.); unemployment compensation                     tion may not be available through Free File.         unique to seniors. Go to IRS.gov/TCE or 
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other  government  payment  statements  (Form                  for free online federal tax preparation, e-fil-      tion on free tax return preparation.
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  Department of Defense through Military               understanding of tax matters. For more informa-       receive certain types of written correspondence 
  OneSource. For more information, go to               tion on how to choose a tax preparer, go to Tips      in the following formats.
  MilitaryOneSource MilitaryOneSource.mil/ (           for Choosing a Tax Preparer on IRS.gov.                 Standard Print.
  MilTax).                                                                                                     Large Print.
        Also, the IRS offers Free Fillable Forms, 
  which  can  be  completed  online  and  then         Employers  can  register  to  use  Business             Braille.
  e-filed regardless of income.                        Services Online.  The Social Security Adminis-          Audio (MP3).
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Using online tools to help prepare your re-            employer for fast, free, and secure W-2 filing op-      Plain Text File (TXT).
turn. Go to IRS.gov/Tools for the following.           tions  to  CPAs,  accountants,  enrolled  agents,       Braille Ready File (BRF).
The Earned Income Tax Credit Assistant               and  individuals  who  process  Form  W-2  and 
  (IRS.gov/EITCAssistant) determines if                Form  W-2c,  Corrected  Wage  and  Tax  State-        Disasters.  Go to IRS.gov/DisasterRelief  to re-
  you’re eligible for the earned income credit         ment.                                                 view the available disaster tax relief.
  (EIC).
The Online EIN Application IRS.gov/EIN (   )         IRS social media. Go to IRS.gov/SocialMedia           Getting  tax  forms  and  publications. Go  to 
  helps you get an employer identification             to  see  the  various  social  media  tools  the  IRS IRS.gov/Forms to view, download, or print most 
  number (EIN) at no cost.                             uses  to  share  the  latest  information  on  tax    of the forms, instructions, and publications you 
The Tax Withholding Estimator IRS.gov/ (             changes, scam alerts, initiatives, products, and      may  need.  Or,  you  can  go  to       IRS.gov/
  W4App) makes it easier for you to estimate           services.  At  the  IRS,  privacy  and  security  are OrderForms to place an order.
  the federal income tax you want your em-             our highest priority. We use these tools to share 
  ployer to withhold from your paycheck.               public information with you. Don’t post your so-      Getting tax publications and instructions in 
  This is tax withholding. See how your with-          cial security number (SSN) or other confidential      eBook  format.  Download  and  view  most  tax 
  holding affects your refund, take-home pay,          information  on  social  media  sites.  Always  pro-  publications  and  instructions  (including  Pub. 
  or tax due.                                          tect  your  identity  when  using  any  social  net-  509) on mobile devices as eBooks at     IRS.gov/
The First-Time Homebuyer Credit Account              working site.                                         eBooks.
  Look-up IRS.gov/HomeBuyer (   ) tool pro-             The following IRS YouTube channels provide           IRS eBooks have been tested using Apple's 
  vides information on your repayments and             short, informative videos on various tax-related      iBooks for iPad. Our eBooks haven’t been tes-
  account balance.                                     topics in English, Spanish, and ASL.                  ted  on  other  dedicated  eBook  readers,  and 
The Sales Tax Deduction Calculator                      Youtube.com/irsvideos.                           eBook  functionality  may  not  operate  as  inten-
  (IRS.gov/SalesTax) figures the amount you               Youtube.com/irsvideosmultilingua.                ded.
  can claim if you itemize deductions on                  Youtube.com/irsvideosASL.
  Schedule A (Form 1040).                                                                                    Access your online account (individual tax-
                                                       Watching  IRS  videos. The  IRS  Video  portal        payers  only).  Go  to IRS.gov/Account  to  se-
        Getting  answers  to  your  tax  ques-         (IRSVideos.gov) contains video and audio pre-         curely access information about your federal tax 
        tions. On  IRS.gov,  you  can  get             sentations  for  individuals,  small  businesses,     account.
        up-to-date  information  on  current           and tax professionals.                                  View the amount you owe and a break-
events and changes in tax law.                                                                                   down by tax year.
IRS.gov/Help: A variety of tools to help you         Online  tax  information  in  other  languages.         See payment plan details or apply for a 
  get answers to some of the most common               You   can find    information on       IRS.gov/           new payment plan.
  tax questions.                                       MyLanguage  if  English  isn’t  your  native  lan-      Make a payment or view 5 years of pay-
IRS.gov/ITA: The Interactive Tax Assistant,          guage.                                                    ment history and any pending or sched-
                                                                                                                 uled payments.
  a tool that will ask you questions and,              Free Over-the-Phone Interpreter (OPI) Serv-             Access your tax records, including key 
  based on your input, provide answers on a            ice. The IRS is committed to serving taxpayers            data from your most recent tax return, and 
  number of tax topics.                                with  limited-English  proficiency  (LEP)  by  offer-     transcripts.
IRS.gov/Forms: Find forms, instructions,             ing OPI services. The OPI Service is a federally        View digital copies of select notices from 
  and publications. You will find details on           funded  program  and  is  available  at  Taxpayer         the IRS.
  the most recent tax changes and interac-             Assistance  Centers  (TACs),  most  IRS  offices,       Approve or reject authorization requests 
  tive links to help you find answers to your          and  every  VITA/TCE  tax  return  site.  The  OPI        from tax professionals.
  questions.                                           Service  is  accessible  in  more  than  350  lan-      View your address on file or manage your 
You may also be able to access tax infor-            guages.                                                   communication preferences.
  mation in your e-filing software.
                                                       Accessibility  Helpline  available  for  taxpay-      Get a transcript of your return.       With an on-
Need someone to prepare your tax return?               ers with disabilities. Taxpayers who need in-         line account, you can access a variety of infor-
There are various types of tax return preparers,       formation  about  accessibility  services  can  call  mation to help you during the filing season. You 
including  enrolled  agents,  certified  public  ac-   833-690-0598.  The  Accessibility  Helpline  can      can get a transcript, review your most recently 
countants (CPAs), accountants, and many oth-           answer  questions  related  to  current  and  future  filed tax return, and get your adjusted gross in-
ers  who  don’t  have  professional  credentials.  If  accessibility products and services available in      come. Create or access your online account at 
you choose to have someone prepare your tax            alternative  media  formats  (for  example,  braille, IRS.gov/Account.
return, choose that preparer wisely. A paid tax        large print, audio, etc.). The Accessibility Help-
preparer is:                                           line does not have access to your IRS account.        Tax  Pro  Account. This  tool  lets  your  tax  pro-
Primarily responsible for the overall sub-           For help with tax law, refunds, or account-rela-      fessional submit an authorization request to ac-
  stantive accuracy of your return,                    ted issues, go to IRS.gov/LetUsHelp.                  cess  your  individual  taxpayer  IRS  online  ac-
Required to sign the return, and                                                                           count.  For  more  information,  go  to IRS.gov/
Required to include their preparer tax iden-          Note.  Form 9000, Alternative Media Prefer-          TaxProAccount.
  tification number (PTIN).                            ence, or Form 9000(SP) allows you to elect to 
                                                                                                             Using direct deposit.    The safest and easiest 
        Although the tax preparer always signs                                                               way  to  receive  a  tax  refund  is  to  e-file  and 
!       the return, you're ultimately responsible                                                            choose direct deposit, which securely and elec-
CAUTION for  providing  all  the  information  re-                                                           tronically transfers your refund directly into your 
quired  for  the  preparer  to  accurately  prepare                                                          financial account. Direct deposit also avoids the 
your  return  and  for  the  accuracy  of  every  item                                                       possibility that your check could be lost, stolen, 
reported on the return. Anyone paid to prepare                                                               destroyed, or returned undeliverable to the IRS. 
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Eight  in  10  taxpayers  use  direct  deposit  to  re-    Cash: You may be able to pay your taxes           sue  can’t  be  handled  online  or  by  phone.  All 
ceive their refunds. If you don’t have a bank ac-            with cash at a participating retail store.        TACs  now  provide  service  by  appointment,  so 
count, go to IRS.gov/DirectDeposit for more in-            Same-Day Wire: You may be able to do              you’ll  know  in  advance  that  you  can  get  the 
formation  on  where  to  find  a  bank  or  credit          same-day wire from your financial institu-        service  you  need  without  long  wait  times.  Be-
union that can open an account online.                       tion. Contact your financial institution for      fore you visit, go to IRS.gov/TACLocator to find 
                                                             availability, cost, and time frames.              the nearest TAC and to check hours, available 
Reporting  and  resolving  your  tax-related                                                                   services,  and  appointment  options.  Or,  on  the 
identity theft issues.                                  Note.    The  IRS  uses  the  latest  encryption       IRS2Go  app,  under  the  Stay  Connected  tab, 
Tax-related identity theft happens when               technology  to  ensure  that  the  electronic  pay-    choose the Contact Us option and click on “Lo-
  someone steals your personal information              ments  you  make  online,  by  phone,  or  from  a     cal Offices.”
  to commit tax fraud. Your taxes can be af-            mobile  device  using  the  IRS2Go  app  are  safe 
  fected if your SSN is used to file a fraudu-          and secure. Paying electronically is quick, easy, 
  lent return or to claim a refund or credit.           and faster than mailing in a check or money or-        The Taxpayer Advocate 
The IRS doesn’t initiate contact with tax-            der.                                                   Service (TAS) Is Here To 
  payers by email, text messages (including                                                                    Help You
  shortened links), telephone calls, or social          What  if  I  can’t  pay  now? Go  to      IRS.gov/
  media channels to request or verify per-              Payments  for  more  information  about  your  op-     What Is TAS?
  sonal or financial information. This includes         tions.
  requests for personal identification num-                Apply for an online payment agreement             TAS is an independent organization within the 
  bers (PINs), passwords, or similar informa-                (IRS.gov/OPA) to meet your tax obligation         IRS that helps taxpayers and protects taxpayer 
  tion for credit cards, banks, or other finan-              in monthly installments if you can’t pay          rights. TAS strives to ensure that every taxpayer 
  cial accounts.                                             your taxes in full today. Once you complete       is  treated  fairly  and  that  you  know  and  under-
Go to IRS.gov/IdentityTheft, the IRS Iden-                 the online process, you will receive imme-        stand  your  rights  under  the Taxpayer  Bill  of 
  tity Theft Central webpage, for information                diate notification of whether your agree-         Rights.
  on identity theft and data security protec-                ment has been approved.
  tion for taxpayers, tax professionals, and               Use the Offer in Compromise Pre-Qualifier         How Can You Learn About Your 
  businesses. If your SSN has been lost or                   to see if you can settle your tax debt for        Taxpayer Rights?
  stolen or you suspect you’re a victim of                   less than the full amount you owe. For 
  tax-related identity theft, you can learn                  more information on the Offer in Compro-          The Taxpayer Bill of Rights describes 10 basic 
  what steps you should take.                                mise program, go to IRS.gov/OIC.                  rights that all taxpayers have when dealing with 
                                                                                                               the  IRS.  Go  to TaxpayerAdvocate.IRS.gov  to 
Get an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN). IP           Filing  an  amended  return.  Go  to      IRS.gov/     help you understand what these rights mean to 
  PINs are six-digit numbers assigned to tax-           Form1040X for information and updates.                 you and how they apply. These are your rights. 
  payers to help prevent the misuse of their 
                                                                                                               Know them. Use them.
  SSNs on fraudulent federal income tax re-             Checking  the  status  of  your  amended  re-
  turns. When you have an IP PIN, it pre-               turn. Go to IRS.gov/WMAR to track the status 
  vents someone else from filing a tax return           of Form 1040-X amended returns.                        What Can TAS Do for You?
  with your SSN. To learn more, go to 
  IRS.gov/IPPIN.                                                 It can take up to 3 weeks from the date       TAS  can  help  you  resolve  problems  that  you 
                                                                 you filed your amended return for it to 
Ways to check on the status of your refund.             CAUTION! show up in our system, and processing         can’t resolve with the IRS. And their service is 
                                                                                                               free. If you qualify for their assistance, you will 
Go to IRS.gov/Refunds.                                it can take up to 16 weeks.                            be assigned to one advocate who will work with 
Download the official IRS2Go app to your                                                                     you  throughout  the  process  and  will  do  every-
  mobile device to check your refund status.            Understanding  an  IRS  notice  or  letter             thing  possible  to  resolve  your  issue.  TAS  can 
Call the automated refund hotline at                  you’ve received.  Go to IRS.gov/Notices to find        help you if:
  800-829-1954.                                         additional  information  about  responding  to  an     Your problem is causing financial difficulty 
        The  IRS  can’t  issue  refunds  before         IRS notice or letter.                                    for you, your family, or your business;
                                                                                                               You face (or your business is facing) an im-
!       mid-February  for  returns  that  claimed       Responding  to  an  IRS  notice  or  letter.    You      mediate threat of adverse action; or
CAUTION the EIC or the additional child tax credit 
(ACTC).  This  applies  to  the  entire  refund,  not   can  now  upload  responses  to  all  notices  and     You’ve tried repeatedly to contact the IRS 
just the portion associated with these credits.         letters using the Document Upload Tool. For no-          but no one has responded, or the IRS 
                                                        tices  that  require  additional  action,  taxpayers     hasn’t responded by the date promised.
                                                        will  be  redirected  appropriately  on  IRS.gov  to 
Making a tax payment.  Payments of U.S. tax             take further action. To learn more about the tool,     How Can You Reach TAS?
must  be  remitted  to  the  IRS  in  U.S.  dollars.    go to IRS.gov/Upload.
Digital assets are not accepted. Go to IRS.gov/
                                                                                                               TAS  has  offices in  every  state,  the  District  of 
Payments for information on how to make a pay-          Note.    You  can  use  Schedule  LEP  (Form           Columbia, and Puerto Rico. To find your advo-
ment using any of the following options.                1040), Request for Change in Language Prefer-          cate’s number:
IRS Direct Pay: Pay your individual tax bill          ence,  to  state  a  preference  to  receive  notices, Go to TaxpayerAdvocate.IRS.gov/Contact-
  or estimated tax payment directly from your           letters,  or  other  written  communications  from       Us;
  checking or savings account at no cost to             the IRS in an alternative language. You may not        Download Pub. 1546, The Taxpayer Advo-
  you.                                                  immediately receive written communications in            cate Service Is Your Voice at the IRS, avail-
Debit Card, Credit Card, or Digital Wallet:           the requested language. The IRS’s commitment             able at IRS.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1546.pdf;
  Choose an approved payment processor                  to LEP taxpayers is part of a multi-year timeline      Call the IRS toll free at 800-TAX-FORM 
  to pay online or by phone.                            that  began  providing  translations  in  2023.  You     (800-829-3676) to order a copy of Pub. 
Electronic Funds Withdrawal: Schedule a               will continue to receive communications, includ-         1546;
  payment when filing your federal taxes us-            ing notices and letters, in English until they are     Check your local directory; or
  ing tax return preparation software or                translated to your preferred language.                 Call TAS toll free at 877-777-4778.
  through a tax professional.
Electronic Federal Tax Payment System:                Contacting  your  local  TAC. Keep  in  mind, 
  Best option for businesses. Enrollment is             many  questions  can  be  answered  on  IRS.gov        How Else Does TAS Help 
  required.                                             without visiting a TAC. Go to IRS.gov/LetUsHelp        Taxpayers?
Check or Money Order: Mail your payment               for the topics people ask about most. If you still 
  to the address listed on the notice or in-            need help, TACs provide tax help when a tax is-        TAS works to resolve large-scale problems that 
  structions.                                                                                                  affect  many  taxpayers.  If  you  know  of  one  of 
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these broad issues, report it to TAS at IRS.gov/ below a certain level and who need to resolve          LITC  near  you,  go  to  the  LITC  page  at 
SAMS. Be sure to not include any personal tax-   tax problems with the IRS. LITCs can represent         TaxpayerAdvocate.IRS.gov/LITC  or  see  IRS 
payer information.                               taxpayers in audits, appeals, and tax collection       Pub. 4134, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic List, at 
                                                 disputes  before  the  IRS  and  in  court.  In  addi- IRS.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4134.pdf.
                                                 tion,  LITCs  can  provide  information  about  tax-
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics                      payer rights and responsibilities in different lan-
(LITCs)                                          guages for individuals who speak English as a 
                                                 second language. Services are offered for free 
LITCs are independent from the IRS and TAS.      or a small fee. For more information or to find an 
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