IMPORTANT DATES


Be mindful that different type of corporation structures have different deadlines. Be sure to double check which deadline your company falls under to avoid any penalties. Proactively tax planning throughout the year with our team is the best way to maintain clean financial records, maximize your tax strategies, and minimize costly errors from last-minute rush.

JANUARY 13 - BENEFICIARY OWNERSHIP INFORMATION REPORT (BOI) DUE
All corporations registered prior to 2024.

  • LLC

  • S Corporation

  • C Corporation

  • All forms of Partnership entities

Reporting companies created or registered in 2024 will have 90 calendar days from the date of receiving actual or public notice of their creation or registration becoming effective to file their initial reports.

JANUARY 15 - FINAL ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENT
Final estimated tax payment of previous year due if applicable.

JANUARY 18 - ESTIMATED TAX PENALTIES BEGIN FOR THE NEW TAX YEAR
Deadline to tax pay current tax year estimated tax balances before the next tax season begins. Estimated tax projections is best practice for high income earners and taxpayers with securities/property/business asset portfolios to proactively lower tax liabilities.

JANUARY 31 - ISSUE W2 & 1099
Send out all W2s and 1099s to employees and contractors.

FEBRUARY 15

  • File W2 and 1099 forms with the Social Security Administration

  • Provide Affordable Care Act (ACA) forms to employees

FEBRUARY 28 - BUSINESS & CORPORATIONS

  • Paper Filing Deadline - Forms 1099MISC 1099NEC W2

  • Paper Filing Deadline - Form 3921

MARCH 15 - DEADLINES FOR BUSINESS TAX RETURNS

  • Partnerships Tax Filing Deadline

  • Multi Member LLCs Tax Filing Deadline

  • S Corporations Tax Filing Deadline

  • Corporate Extension Filing deadline for types of business tax returns listed

  • Schedule K1 to partners and shareholders

  • Deadline to elect S Corporation - Form 2553

MARCH 31 - A CORPORATION DEADLINE
Electronic filing deadline - Form 3921 Exercise of Incentive Stock Options

APRIL 15 - TAX SEASON DEADLINE

  • C Corporations Tax Return Filing Deadline Form 1120

  • Individual Tax Return Filing Deadline or Extension Filing Deadline Form 1040

  • Filing an income tax return for the 2024 calendar year (Form 1041) or filing for an automatic five-and-a-half month extension to October 1 (Form 7004), and paying any income tax due.

  • First estimated tax payment of 2024 due if applicable.

JUNE 15 - SECOND QUARTER ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENT DUE

JULY 15 - A RICHARD COLINS DEADLINE
Extended Businesses and Corporations

If all data and documents have not been uploaded by this date, expedited rates will be applied to the all billable hours of service.

SEPTEMBER 15 - THIRD QUARTER ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENT DUE

SEPTEMBER 15 - A RICHARD COLINS DEADLINE
Extended Individual, Sole Proprietor, and Single Member LLC Returns

If all data and documents have not been uploaded for review by this date, expedited rates will be applied to all billable hours of service.

SEPTEMBER 15 - EXTENSION DEADLINE FOR BUSINESSES

  • Partnerships

  • Multi Member LLCs

  • S Corporations

SEPTMBER 30 - TRUSTS & ESTATES EXTENSION DUE
Filing an income tax return for the 2024 calendar year (Form 1041) and paying any tax, interest and penalties due, if an automatic five-and-a-half month extension was filed.

OCTOBER 15 - TAX FILING EXTENSION DEADLINE

  • Individual

  • C Corporations

NOVEMBER TBA BY IRS - IRS E-FILE SHUTDOWN
Clients will need to paper file after this date.


IRS AND FTB TAKING UP TO 12 WEEKS AND MUCH LONGER FOR REFUNDS AND PROCESSING OF RETURNS/AMENDMENTS

WHY DO SOME REFUNDS TAKE LONGER?