Due Dates

All due dates assume that the date falls on a business day. If the due date falls on a holiday or weekend, the due date will be the next business day.

Key Dates in August 2026

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July 27, 2026
July 28, 2026
July 29, 2026
July 30, 2026
July 31, 2026(3 events)

12:00 am: Employers


July 31, 2026

Employers – Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File form 941 for the second quarter of the current year. 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 have deposited the tax for the quarter in full and on time, you have until August 10 to file the return.

12:00 am: Employers


July 31, 2026

Employers – Federal Unemployment Tax. Deposit the tax owed through June if more than $500.

12:00 am: Employers


July 31, 2026

Employers – If you maintain an employee benefit plan, such as a pension, profit sharing, or stock bonus plan, file form 5500 or 5500-EZ for previous calendar year. If you use a fiscal year as your plan year, file the form by the last day of the seventh month after the plan year ends.

August 1, 2026
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August 6, 2026
August 7, 2026
August 8, 2026
August 9, 2026
August 10, 2026(2 events)

Employees who work for tips

August 10, 2026

Employees who work for tips – If you received $20 or more in tips during the previous month, report them to your employer. You can use Form 4070 Employee’s Report of Tips to Employer.

12:00 am: Employers


August 10, 2026

Employers – File Form 941 for the second quarter. This due date applies only if you deposited the tax for the quarter in full and on time.

August 11, 2026
August 12, 2026
August 13, 2026
August 14, 2026
August 15, 2026(2 events)

12:00 am: Employers


August 15, 2026

Employers – Nonpayroll Withholding. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in July.

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