2026 IRS tax Calender

January

January 12

• Employees report tips to employers (Dec. 2025)

January 15

• Form 1040-ES (2025 4th payment)
• EFTPS (Dec. 2025)

February

February 2

• Form W-2 (to employees), Form W-3 (to SSA)
• Form 720 (Q4 2025)
• Form 730 (Dec. 2025)
• Form 940 (2025)
• Form 941 (Q4 2025)
• Form 945, 944, 943 (2025)
• Form 1040/1040-SR (if you didn’t pay your last installment of estimated tax by 1/15)
• Form 1098, 1099, & W-2G (to recipients)
• Form 1099-NEC (to recipients)
• Form 2290 (Dec. 2025)
• Form 6627 (Q4 2025)
• Form 8300 statements (to recipients)
• Form 8809 (if you need more time to file information returns)

February 10

• Employees report tips to employers (Jan. 2026)
• File Forms 940, 941, 943, 944 and/or 945

February 17

• Form W-4
• Forms 1099-B, 1099-S and certain Forms 1099-MISC to recipients
• EFTPS (Jan. 2026)

March

March 2

• File information returns and Form 1096 with the IRS (for paper forms)
• Form 730 (Jan. 2026)
• Form 1040 or 1040-SR (for farmers and fishermen)
• Form 1094-C, 1095-C, 1094-B, 1095-B (paper forms)
• Form 1095-C, 1095-B (paper forms)
• Form 2290 (Jan. 2026)
• Form 8027

March 10

• Employees report tips to employers (Feb. 2026)

March 16

• Form 1042 for calendar year
• Form 1120-S
• Form 7004
• EFTPS (Feb. 2026)

March 31

• Form 730 (Feb 2026)
• E-file Forms 1094-C, 1095-C, 1094-B, 1095-B
• E-file Forms 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, W-2G
• Form 2290 (Feb. 2026)
• E-file Form 8027

April

April 10

• Employees report tips to employers (Mar. 2026)

April 15

• EFTPS (Mar. 2026)
• E-file FinCEN Form 114 (FBAR)
• Form 990-T
• Form 1040/1040-SR
• Form 1040-ES (2026 1st payment)
• Form 1040-NR (For an automatic 6-month extension, file Form 4868)
• Form 1041
• Form 1120
• Form 1120-F
• Form 1120-W (2026 #1)
• Form 3520 (For automatic 6-month extension: Form 4868 or Form 7004)
• Form 7004 (to extend deadline for Form 1120)
• Form 8813

April 30

• Form 720 (Q1 2026)
• Form 730 (Mar. 2026)
• Form 941 (Q1 2026)
• Form 2290 (Mar. 2026)
• Form 6627 (Q1 2026)

May

May 11

• Employees report tips to employers (Apr. 2026)

May 15

• Form 990
• EFTPS (Apr. 2026)

June

June 1

• Form 730 (Apr. 2026)
• Form 2290 (Apr. 2026)

June 10

• Employees report tips to employers (May 2026)

June 15

• EFTPS (May 2026)
• Form 1040-ES (2026 2nd payment)
• Form 1040-NR (For an automatic extension, file Form 4868)
• Form 1040 or 1040-SR (U.S. citizens or resident aliens living abroad)
• Form 1120-W (2026 #2)

June 30

• Form 730 (May 2026)
• Form 2290 (May 2026)

July

July 1

• Form 11-C

July 10

• Employees report tips to employers (Jun. 2026)

July 15

• EFTPS (Jun. 2026)

July 31

• Form 720 (Q2 2026)
• Form 730 (Jun. 2026)
• Form 941 (Q2 2026)
• Form 2290 (Jun. 2026)
• E-file Form 5500, 5500-EZ
• Form 6627 (Q2 2026)

August

August 10

• Employees report tips to employers (Jul. 2026)

August 17

• EFTPS (Jul. 2026)

August 31

• Form 730 (Jul. 2026)
• Form 2290 (Jul. 2026)

September

September 10

• Employees report tips to employers (Aug. 2026)

September 15

• EFTPS (Aug. 2026)
• Form 1040-ES (2026 3rd payment)
• Form 1042
• Form 1065
• Form 8804 and Form 8805
• Form 8813
• Form 1120 (Jun. FY)
• Form 1120-W (2026 #3)

September 30

• Form 730 (Aug. 2026)
• Form 2290 (Aug. 2026)

October

October 13

• Employees report tips to employers (Sep. 2026)

October 15

• Form 1040, 1040-SR (if extended)
• EFTPS (Sept. 2026)
• E-file FinCEN Form 114 (if extended)

November

November 2

• Form 720 (Q3 2026)
• Form 730 (Sep. 2026)
• Form 941 (Q3 2026)
• Form 2290 (Sep. 2026)
• Form 6627 (Q3 2026)

November 10

• Employees report tips to employers (Oct. 2026)

November 16

• File Form 990 (if extended)

November 17

• EFTPS (Oct. 2026)

November 30

• Form 730 (Oct. 2026)
• Form 2290 (Oct. 2026)

December

December 10

• Employees report tips to employers (Nov. 2026)

December 15

• EFTPS (Nov. 2026)
• Form 1040-NR (if you timely filed Form 4868)
• Form 1120-W (2026 #4)

December 31

• Form 730 (Nov. 2026)
• Form 2290 (Nov. 2026)