Tax
-i am completed every april -anyone can use me -beware there is a lot to fill out
1040
- i am received in january - you get me if you are not an employee, but were paid by a company - you probably didnt get taxes withheld if you got me, so you may have a big tax bill coming up
1099
-i am received whenever you start a job -you use me to prove that you are eligible to work in the US -you must provide forms of identification when submitting me
I-9
- i am recieved in january -there is one of me for every job i work -you can tell me how much you earned and how much you paid in taxes by reading me
W-2
-i am received whenever you start a job -you list info about yourself and your family on me -i determine how much money gets taken out of each paycheck
W-4
last day to e-file or mail federal and state income tax forms or to request an extension
april 15th
last day of the calendar year. your earnings for the year are final after this date
december 31st
first day you can mail in federal and state paper form tax returns for the previous year, although you likely will not yet have your necessary w-2 or other documents to do the filing
jan 28th
deadline for employees to mail w-2's to their emplyees (either by paper or electronically) -if you do not recieve your w-2 by feb 14th, contact your employer -if you worked multiple jobs in a year, you will receive multiple w-2's -the vast majority of people wait until after this date to file their taxes, since without a w-2 it is difficult to accurately determine your tax burden
jan 31st
first day of the calendar year. your earnings for the year begin on this date
january 1st
deadline for filing federal and state income returns that have received extension
oct 15th
complete a w-4, indicating how much in taxes youd like withheld from each paycheck -you will complete a new w-4 for every job you hold in a year -some people (independent contractors for instance) will not recieve a w-4 and are responsible for manually paying their taxes complete an I-9, indicating you're eligible for employment in the US
whenever you start a new job
