March and April Tax Deadlines To Look Out For

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Important dates:

  • March 15 — S Corporations
    File a 2018 calendar year income tax return (Form 1120S) and pay any tax due
  • March 15 — S Corporation election
    File Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation, to elect to be treated as an S corporation beginning with calendar year 2018. If Form 2553 is filed late, S corporation treatment will begin with calendar year 2019.
  • March 15 — Partnerships
    File a 2018 calendar year return (Form 1065)
  • April 15 — Individuals
    File a 2018 income tax return (Form 1040) and pay any tax due. If you want an automatic 6-month extension of time to file the return, file Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. For more information, see Form 4868. Then, file Form 1040 by October 15.
  • April 15 — Corporations
    File a 2018 calendar year income tax return (Form 1120) and pay any tax due.
  • April 15 — Individuals
    If you are not paying your 2019 income tax through withholding (or will not pay in enough tax during the year that way), pay the first installment of your 2019 estimated tax. Use Form 1040ES.
  • April 15 — Household Employers
    If you paid cash wages of $2,000 or more in 2018 to a household employee, you must file Schedule H
  • April 15 — Corporations
    Deposit the first installment of estimated income tax for 2018