This year 18 April is Due Date for Federal Income Tax Returns (and Tax Extension requests) – Tax Day for Tax Year 2010 – Filing Deadline. The traditional tax return filing deadline is April 15 of each year, but the IRS has approved April 18, 2011 as the tax filing deadline for 2010 Tax Returns and extension requests in observation of Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.
| Federal Legal Holidays | |
|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day |
| January 17 | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| February 21 | Washington's Birthday |
| April 15 | District of Columbia Emancipation Day |
| May 30 | Memorial Day |
| July 4 | Independence Day |
| September 5 | Labor Day |
| October 10 | Columbus Day |
| November 11 | Veterans' Day |
| November 24 | Thanksgiving Day |
| December 26 | Christmas Day |
2011 individual tax due dates. The traditional tax return extension filing deadline is October 15 of each year, but the IRS has approved October 17, 2011 as the tax filing deadline for 2010 Tax Returns with extensions because October 15 falls on a Saturday in 2011.
| Date | Forms | |
|---|---|---|
| January 10 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| January 18 | Form 1040-ES | Make last 2009 estimated tax payment |
| February 10 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| March 10 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| April 11 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| April 18 | Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ or 4868 | File a 2010 income tax return (Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ) and pay any tax due. If you want an automatic 6-month extension of time to file the return, file Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. |
| April 18 | Form 1040-ES | If you are not paying your 2011 income tax through withholding (or will not pay in enough tax during the year that way), pay the first installment of your 2011 estimated tax. |
| May 10 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| June 10 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| June 15 | Form 1040-ES | Use Form 1040-ES to make a second payment of your 2011 estimated tax if you are not paying your income tax for the year through withholding. |
| July 11 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| August 10 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| September 12 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| September 15 | Form 1040-ES | Use Form 1040-ES to make a third payment of your 2011 estimated tax if you are not paying your income tax for the year through withholding. |
| October 11 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| October 17 | Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ | Final due date to file calendar year 2010 tax returns for taxpayers who received a 6-month extension |
| November 10 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |
| December 12 | Form 4070 | Use form 4070 to report earned tips of $20 or more to your employer |