October Tax Due Dates
October 10
Employees
- who work for tips. If you received $20 or more in tips during September, report them to your employer. You can use Form 4070.
October 15
Individuals
- If you have an automatic 6-month extension to file your income tax return for 2017, file Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ and pay any tax, interest, and penalties due.
Employers
- Nonpayroll withholding. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in September.
Employers
- Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in September.
Corporations
- File a 2017 calendar year income tax return (Form 1120) and pay any tax, interest, and penalties due. This due date applies only if you timely requested an automatic 6-month extension, Otherwise, see April 17.
October 31
Employers
- Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File form 941 for the third quarter of 2018. 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 13 to file the return.
Certain Small Employers
- Deposit any undeposited tax if your tax liability is $2,500 or more for 2018 but less than $2,500 for the third quarter.
Employers
- Federal Unemployment Tax. Deposit the tax owed through September if more than $500.
