Posted in Tax Law & IRS Defense

Calendaring important IRS deadlines can save you a lot of headaches at tax time.  To avoid paying penalties, keep a calendar and review tax deadlines with your accountant, CPA, or tax attorney.  The following are a few examples of important dates:

January 15, 2014 is the deadline for the 2013 4^th quarter estimated tax payment.

January 31, 2014 is the deadline for employers to distribute Form W-2 Earnings Statements to employees, businesses to issue Form 1099 Statements, and self-employed individuals to file and pay taxes.

February 28, 2014 is the deadline for businesses to mail in Forms 1099 and 1096.

March 17, 2014 is the deadline for corporate tax returns.  It is also the final deadline for a corporate taxpayer to file an amended corporate tax return for tax year 2010 and still claim a refund.

April 1, 2014 is the deadline to file tangible personal property tax returns on Form DR-405.

April 15, 2014 is the deadline to file individual tax returns and make tax payments, final deadline for an individual taxpayer to file an amended tax return for tax year 2010 and still claim a refund, file estate income tax or trust income tax returns, final deadline to file amended estate income tax or trust income tax returns for year 2010 and still claim a refund, file partnership tax returns, final deadline to file amended partnership tax returns for year 2010 and still claim a refund, and for the 2014 1^st quarter estimated tax payment.

May 15, 2014 is the deadline to file non-profit organization tax returns.

June 16, 2014 is the deadline for the 2014 2^nd quarter estimated tax payment.

September 15, 2014 is the deadline for corporate, trust, and partnership tax returns if an extension was requested and the 2014 3^rd quarter estimated tax payment.

October 15, 2014 is the deadline to file individual tax returns if an extension was requested.