Tax Deadlines

Tax Calendar for 2022

Tax Event
Important due dates for the current tax year
Fourth installment of estimated taxes is due
January 18, 2022
Deadline for employers to send W-2 forms and most 1099 forms
February 1, 2022
IRS begins accepting tax returns
January 2022
File a new W-4 form if you claimed exemption from income tax withholding the previous year
February 15, 2022
Deadline for companies to send 1099-B, 1099-S, and certain 1099-MISC forms to recipients
February 15, 2022
Partnerships must provide each partner with a copy of Schedule K-1
March 15, 2022
Federal income tax returns are due; first installment of estimated tax is due; deadline to make a prior year contribution to a traditional individual retirement account (IRA) or Roth IRA
April 15, 2022 (Tax Day)
Household employers who paid cash wages of $2,200 or more during the previous year must file Schedule H
April 15, 2022
Second installment of estimated tax payment is due
June 15, 2022
Federal income tax returns due for U.S. taxpayers who received an automatic two-month extension for living abroad
June 15, 2022
Third installment of estimated tax payment is due
September 15, 2022
Tax filing deadline if you requested a tax extension earlier in the year
October 17, 2022

January 2021

January 1 — New Year’s Day (Federal Holiday)

January 11 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during December, report them to your employer

January 15 — Deadline to pay fourth quarter estimated tax payments for tax year 2020

January 18 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Federal Holiday)

February 2021

February 1 — Deadline for employers to mail out W-2 Forms to their employees and for businesses to furnish 1099 Forms reporting non-employee compensation, bank interest, dividends, and distributions from a retirement plan

February 1 — Deadline for financial institutions to mail out Form 1099-B relating to sales of stock, bonds, or mutual funds through a brokerage account, Form 1099-S relating to real estate transactions; and Form 1099-MISC, if the sender is reporting payments in boxes 8 or 14

February 10 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during January, report them to your employer

March 2021

March 1 — Deadline for businesses to mail Forms 1099 and 1096 to the IRS

March 10 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during February, report them to your employer

March 15 — Deadline for corporate tax returns (Forms 1120, 1120-A, and 1120-S) for tax year 2020, or to request an automatic six-month extension of time to file (Form 7004) for corporations that use the calendar year as their tax year, and for filing partnership tax returns (Form 1065) or to request an automatic five-month extension of time to file (Form 7004)

March 31 — Deadline for businesses to e-file Forms 1099 and 1096 to the IRS, except Form 1099-NEC

April 2021

April 12 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during March, report them to your employer

April 15 — Deadline to file individual tax returns (Form 1040) for the tax year 2020 or to request an automatic extension (Form 4868) for an extra six months to file your return, and for payment of any tax due

April 15 — Deadline for first-quarter estimated tax payments for the 2021 tax year

May 2021

May 10 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during April, report them to your employer

May 31 — Memorial Day (Federal Holiday)

June 2021

June 10 — Employees who work for tips If you received $20 or more in tips during May, report them to your employer June 15 — Deadline for second-quarter estimated tax payments for the 2021 tax year June 15 — Deadline for U.S. citizens living abroad to file individual tax returns or file Form 4868 for an automatic four-month extension

July 2021

July 5 — Independence Day (Federal Holiday)

July 12 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during June, report them to your employer

August 2021

August 10 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during July, report them to your employer

September 2021

September 6 — Labor Day (Federal Holiday)

September 10 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during August, report them to your employer

September 15
— Deadline for third-quarter estimated tax payments for the 2021 tax year

September 15 — Final deadline to file corporate tax returns for tax year 2020, if an extension was requested (Forms 1120, 1120-A, 1120-S)

October 2021

October 11 — Columbus Day (Federal Holiday)

October 12 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during September, report them to your employer

October 15 — Final extended deadline to file individual tax returns for the year 2020 (Form 1040)

November 2021

November 10 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during October, report them to your employer

November 11 — Veterans Day (Federal Holiday)

November 25 — Thanksgiving Day (Federal Holiday)

December 2021

December 10 — Employees who work for tips
If you received $20 or more in tips during November, report them to your employer

December 24 — Christmas Day (Federal Holiday)