The following are important tax dates for businesses and individuals. If any date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the due date is the next business day. For a print-friendly copy, click here.

BUSINESS
Due Dates
Form
Description
To IRS (or SSA)
To Recipient
W-2
Wage and Statement
February 28 (SSA)
January 31
W-3
Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements
February 28 (SSA)
W-2G
Certain Gambling Winnings
February 28
January 31
1099-MISC
Miscellaneous Income
February 28
January 31
1099-INT
Interest Income
February 28
January 31
1099-DIV Dividends and Distributions
February 28
January 31
1099-A
Acquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property
February 28
(To Borrower)
January 31
1099-B
Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange Structure
February 28
January 31
1099-C
Cancellation of Debt
February 28
January 31
1099-CAP
Changes in Corporate Control and Capital Structure
March 31
(Shareholders)
February 2
1099-G
Certain Government and Qualified State Tuition Program Payments
February 28
January 31
1099-Q
Payments from Qualified Education Programs
February 28
January 31
1099-LTC
Long-Term Care and Accelerated Death Benefits
June 1
January 31
1099-SA
Distributions from an MSA or Medicare+Choice MS
February 28
January 31
1099-OID
Original Issue Document
February 28
January 31
1099-PATR
Taxable Distributions Received from Cooperatives
February 28
January 31
1099-R
Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement, etc.
February 28
January 31
1099-S
Proceeds from Real Estate Transactions
February 28
January 31
1096
Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns
February 28
1098
Mortgage Interest Statement
February 28
(To Payer/
Buyer)
January 31
1098-E
Student Loan Interest Statement
February 28
January 31
1098-T
Tuition Payments Statement
February 28
January 31
5498
IRA Contribution Information
May 31
(To Participant for value of account)
January 31
(For Contributions)
May 31
5498-SA
MSA or Medicate+Choice Information
May 31
(To Participant)
May 31
5498-ESA
ESA Coverdell Contribution Information
May 31
(Beneficiary)
April 30
1042-S
Foreign Person's U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding
March 15
March 15
1065K-1
Partner's Share of Income, Credits, Deductions, etc.  
April 15
940
Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return
January 31
 
940-EZ
Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return
January 31
 
941
Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
April 30
July 31
October 31
January 31
 
1120
U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return
March 15
 
PERSONAL
1040-ES
Estimated Tax for Individuals
April 30
July 31
October 31
January 31
 
1040
U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
April 15