Which filing dates are yours?

Answer a few questions and see the dates that apply to you, in date order. Your answers stay in your browser. Nothing is sent to us.

Where do you trade?

Do you pay estimated tax?

Sole proprietors, partners and S corporation shareholders generally pay it if they expect to owe $1,000 or more. Read the map

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Did you pay any contractor $2,000 or more in 2026?

Nonemployee compensation only. Card and payment app payouts are reported by the processor, not by you. Read the map

YesNo

Do you have employees who need a Form W-2?

File Form W-2 if you withheld any income, social security or Medicare tax, or paid an employee $2,000 or more in 2026. Read the map

YesNo

Do you file Form 941 for employment taxes?

File Form 941 each quarter if you pay wages subject to federal income tax withholding or social security and Medicare taxes, unless the IRS told you to file Form 944. Read the map

YesNo

Do you file a Form 1065 or Form 1120-S?

Calendar-year partnerships and S corporations file by March 15, 2027, and must give each partner or shareholder a Schedule K-1 by then. Read the map

YesNo

Do you file a Form 1040 or a Form 1120?

Calendar-year individual and C corporation returns, and any tax due, are due April 15, 2027. Sole proprietors, and single-member LLCs that have not chosen to be taxed as a corporation, report business income on Schedule C with Form 1040. Read the map

YesNo

Did you file a Form 4868 or Form 7004 for a calendar-year return?

A timely Form 7004 for a calendar-year Form 1065 or Form 1120-S extends filing to September 15, 2027. A timely Form 4868 for Form 1040, or Form 7004 for a calendar-year Form 1120, extends filing to October 15, 2027. An extension covers filing, not payment. Read the map

YesNo

Your US dates

None of the fixed dates on our live maps apply to those answers.

Do you send a Self Assessment return?

Sole traders with income over £1,000, partners and many others have to. Read the map

YesNo

Do you make payments on account?

You do unless you owed under £1,000 last year, or paid over 80% of it outside Self Assessment. Read the map

YesNo

Do you run a private limited company?

Give us the year end and we work out when the accounts are due at Companies House. Read the map

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Your company year end

Your UK dates

None of the fixed dates on our live maps apply to those answers.

Do you file a Union or non-Union OSS VAT return?

The Union and non-Union schemes use a calendar quarter. File and pay by the end of the following month. Q4 is due 31 January 2027, and that date does not move for a weekend or a public holiday. Read the map

YesNo

Your EU dates

None of the fixed dates on our live maps apply to those answers.

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This list covers the fixed dates on our live maps, and the dates we can work out from your answers. It is not every date your business has, and we add more as their maps go live. It is general information, not personal advice. Check the source on each map before you act.

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