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Filing deadline calendar.
The federal dates a small business or self-employed person actually has to hit, for the next twelve months. No login, nothing to download.
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These are federal dates and assume a calendar tax year. State deadlines vary a great deal. Some states set annual reports on your formation anniversary, some on a fixed date, some every other year. Check your own state’s business filing office, or ask us and we will look it up with you.
Dates are computed from the rules in IRS Publication 509, including the rule that a deadline landing on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday moves to the next business day. This calendar is general information, not tax advice for your situation.
Helpful tools
Free tools, straight from the agencies
Most quick questions have an official answer you can check yourself in a minute. These all open on the agency’s own site, they are free, and none of them needs us.
From the IRS
- Where’s My Refund Track a federal refund after you file.
- Where’s My Amended Return Track a Form 1040-X you have already sent in.
- Your IRS Online Account Balance, payment history and notices in one place.
- IRS Direct Pay Pay the IRS from a bank account, with no fee.
- Tax Withholding Estimator Check whether the withholding on your W-4 is on track.
- Interactive Tax Assistant Answers to common tax questions, from the IRS itself.
- Apply for an EIN Get a federal employer ID number online, free.
- EFTPS Schedule federal business tax payments.
From Maryland
- Maryland Tax Connect File and pay Maryland business taxes.
- Maryland Business Express Form a business and file your annual report.
- SDAT Entity Search Check a Maryland entity’s status and good standing.
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