Events

Individuals: File your tax return if you did not pay your last installment of estimated tax by Jan 15th (see Form 1040-ES)

Furnish Forms 1098, 1099 and W-2G to recipients for certain payments during 2015. Furnish Form W-2 to employees who worked for you during 2015.

Deposit any FUTA tax owed through Dec 2015.

File Form 730 and pay the tax on wagers accepted during Dec 2015.

File Form 720 for the fourth quarter of 2015.

File Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first used in Dec 2015.

File Forms 940, 941, 943, 944 and/or 945 if you did not deposit all taxes when due.

Deposit payroll tax for payments on Jan 27-29 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies.

Deposit payroll tax for payments on Jan 30-Feb 2 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies.

Deposit payroll tax for payments on Feb 3-5 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies.

File Forms 940, 941, 943, 944 and/or 945 if you timely deposited all required payments.

Employers: Employees are required to report to you tips of $20 or more earned during Jan.

Deposit payroll tax for payments on Feb 6-9 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies.

Deposit payroll tax for Jan if the monthly deposit rule applies.

Furnish Forms 1099-B, 1099-S and certain Forms 1099-MISC to recipients.

File a new Form W-4 if you claimed exemption from income tax withholding in 2015.

Begin withholding on employees who claimed exemption from withholding in 2015 but did not file a W-4 to continue withholding exemption in 2016.

Deposit payroll tax for payments on Feb 10-12 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies.

Deposit payroll tax for payments on Feb 13-16 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies.

Deposit payroll tax for payments on Feb 17-19 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies.

Deposit payroll tax for payments on Feb 20-23 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies.

File Form W-3 with Copy A of all Forms W-2 issued for 2015.

Farmers and fishermen: File Form 1040 and pay any tax due. However, you have until Apr 18 to file if you paid your 2015 estimated tax payments by Jan 15, 2016.

File Form 730 and pay the tax on wagers accepted during January.

File Form 2290 and pay the tax for vehicles first used in January.

File Form 1096 with information returns, including Forms 1098, 1099 and W-2G for payments made during 2015.

File Form 8027 if you are a large food or beverage establishment.

Deposit payroll tax for payments on Feb 24-26 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies.

Deposit payroll tax for payments on Feb 27-Mar 1 if the semiweekly deposit rule applies.