Taxes 2006 QuikGuide - Tax Filing Deadlines

Deadline	Filing Required
January 17, 2006	Due date for the fourth installment of 2005 estimated tax.
January 31	Employers must furnish W-2 statements to employees. 1099 information statements must be furnished by banks, brokers, and other payors.
January 31	Employers must file 2005 federal unemployment tax returns and pay any tax due.
February 28	Payors must file information returns (such as 1099s) with the IRS. (Deadline if filing electronically is March 31.)
February 28	Employers must send W-2 copies to the Social Security Administration. (Deadline if filing electronically is March 31.)
March 1	Farmers and fishermen who did not make 2005 estimated tax payments must file 2005 tax returns and pay taxes in full.
March 15	2005 calendar-year corporation income tax returns are due.
April 17	Individual income tax returns for 2005 are due.
April 17	2005 partnership returns are due.
April 17	2005 annual gift tax returns are due.
April 17	Deadline for making 2005 IRA contributions.
April 17	First installment of 2006 individual estimated tax is due.
June 15	Second installment of 2006 individual estimated tax is due.
September 15	Third installment of 2006 individual estimated tax is due.
October 16	Deadline for filing your 2005 individual tax return if you received an extension of the April 17 deadline.
January 16, 2007	Fourth installment of 2006 individual estimated tax is due.