The filing deadline to submit 2017 tax returns is Tuesday, April 17, 2018, rather than the traditional April 15 date. In 2018, April 15 falls on a Sunday, and this would usually move the filing deadline to the following Monday – April 16. However, Emancipation Day – a legal holiday in the District of Columbia – will be observed on that Monday, which pushes the nation’s filing deadline to Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Under the tax law, legal holidays in the District of Columbia affect the filing deadline across the nation.
Your business’s tax return deadline is based on its entity type, whether or not you plan on filing an extension, and if there are any weekend or federal holidays in the picture.
The tax return due date for individuals and corporations typically falls on the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the company’s fiscal year. The extended due date for corporate and individual taxes will be October 15, 2018.
Exempt organizations, such as nonprofits and charities, must file taxes on the fifteenth day of the fifth month of the organization’s fiscal year. The 2018 due date for calendar year nonprofits is May 15. When an exempt organization files for an extension they get three months instead of six months (like other entity types, so the 2018 extended due date for exempt organization taxes is August 15, 2018.
If taxes are due they still need to be paid on the deadline, or there will be a penalty. Tax extensions are on returns only, not payments.
Form 2018 Filing Due Date (Tax Year 2017)
Form W-2 (electronic or mail) January 31st
Form 1065 – Partnerships March 15th
Form 1120S – S Corporations March 15th
Form 1040 – Individuals April 17th
FinCEN 114 – FBAR (will be allowed to extend) April 17th
Form 1041 – Trusts and Estates April 17th
Form 1120 – C Corporations April 17th
Form 990 Series – Tax Exempt Org May 15th
Form 5500 Series – Employee Benefit Plan July 31st
Form Extended Due Dates
Form 1065 Extended Return September 17th
Form 1120S Extended Return September 17th
Form 1041 Extended Return October 1st
Form 1120 Extended Return October 15th
Form 1040 Extended Return October 15th
FinCEN 114 (Extended with Form 1040) October 15th
Form 990 Series Extended Return November 15th
Form 5500 Series Extended Return November 15th