Tax Due Dates

November 2010

November 1

Employers - Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File form 941 for the third quarter of 2010. Deposit any undeposited tax. (If your tax liability is less than $2,500, you can pay it in full with a timely filed return.) If you deposited the tax for the quarter in full and on time, you have until November 10 to file the return.

Certain Small Employers - Deposit any undeposited tax if your tax liability is $2,500 or more for 2010 but less than $2,500 for the third quarter.

Employers - Federal Unemployment Tax. Deposit the tax owed through September if more than $500.

Employers - Income Tax Withholding. Ask employees whose withholding allowances will be different in 2010 to fill out a new Form W-4.

Employers - Earned Income Credit. Ask each eligible employee who wants to receive advance payments of earned income credit during the year 2010 to fill out a Form W-5. A new Form W-5 must be filled out each year before payments are made.

November 10

Employers - Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File form 941 for the third quarter of 2010. This due date applies only if you deposited the tax for the quarter in full and on time.

Employees - who work for tips. If you received $20 or more in tips during October, report them to your employer. You can use Form 4070.

November 15

Employers – Non payroll withholding. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in October.

Employers - Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in October.

December 2010

December 10

Employees - who work for tips. If you received $20 or more in tips during November, report them to your employer. You can use Form 4070.

December 15

Corporations - Deposit the fourth installment of estimated income tax for 2010. A worksheet, Form 1120-W, is available to help you estimate your tax for the year.

Employers - Social security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in November.

Employers – Non payroll withholding. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in November.