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When Can I Start Filing My Taxes?
2025 Tax Deadlines for Tax Year 2024 and Tax Extension Deadlines

Flip open your old-school desk planner (hey, we love them too) or ask your smartphone to note these tax year 2024 deadlines. This important tax information is brought to you by your friendly Blue Fox tax team (actual humans, not computers). We serve individuals, business owners, nonprofits, and social enterprises with tax planning, tax strategy, and of course, tax preparation. We have answers to all your burning tax questions, and it's our #1 goal to help you keep as much of your hard-earned cash as possible at tax time.

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2025 Tax Deadlines for Tax Year 2024

Individuals & Self Employed

when can i start filing my 2024 taxes? 

Overachievers rejoice! The IRS will begin accepting e-filed income tax returns on January 27, 2025. 

tax RETURN FILING DEADLINE

Drum roll, please. Individual tax returns are due this year on April 15, 2025. Extensions must also be filed by this date.

The IRS does offer some tax relief for those in disaster situations. You can access all those details directly from the IRS website. 

April 15, 2025 is also the last day to make any retirement account contributions to traditional IRA, Roth IRA, and HSA accounts. ​

​2025 ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS due

Anyone self-employed or with income that requires quarterly estimated taxes, make sure you submit online or postmark your 2025 estimated tax payments by these dates: 

January 15, 2025 - 4th Quarter 2024 Payment Due
April 15, 2025 - 1st Quarter Payment Due
June 16, 2025 - 2nd Quarter Payment Due
September 15, 2025 - 3rd Quarter Payment Due
January 15, 2026​ - 4th Quarter 2025 Payment Due

IRS Direct Pay for Estimated Tax Payments

Tax extension filing

You may file for an extension up through tax day, April 15, 2025. If you file an extension, you will have until October 15, 2025, to submit your 2023 tax return.

NOTE: This is just an extension of TIME to file the return, not an extension to PAY. If you owe tax and file an extension without paying the tax due, penalties and interest may be applied.

Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

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Blue Fox tax clients get 1 FREE hour of tax planning every year! September and October are the best the time of year to chat so we can help optimize your tax situation and reduce your tax burden in 2025 and long-term. Let's Book It!​

extended tax returns due

If you filed an extension, make sure to e-file or postmark your return by October 15, 2025.

Nonprofits, Social Enterprises, Businesses

w-2 forms due

​If you have employees, make sure you give them copies (or notify them if they agreed to receive electronic copies) of their Forms W-2 and file the Form W-3 with the IRS by January 31, 2025.

Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement

1099-NEC Forms due to independent contractors

It’s a gig economy out there! If you worked with independent contractors (non-employees) and paid them $600 or more in a year, you may need to file the 1099-NEC with the contractors by January 31, 2025.

Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation

1099-MISC Forms Due to Others

Businesses may be required to file 1099-MISC forms for certain types of other payments, including rent, royalties, and interest, to name a few. These forms are due to the payee by January 31, 2025.

1099 MISC Form

C Corporations (Also B Corps and LLCs Taxed as C Corps) 

C Corporations or other entities taxed as C corporations must file their Form 1120 by 15th day of the 4th month following the end of its tax year (or the immediately following business day). For calendar year businesses, this is April 15, 2024.

​​NOTE: If a 6-month extension is requested, the extension must be filed by the initial due date of the return.

Form 1120, U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return

PARTNERSHIPS & S CORPORATIONS

Both partnerships and S corporations must file their tax returns by 15th day of the 3rd month following the end of its tax year (or the immediately following business day). For calendar year businesses, this is March 17, 2025.

​NOTE: If a 6-month extension is requested, the extension must be filed by the initial due date of the return.
 
Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income
Form 1120-S, U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation

​990 DEADLINE FOR NONPROFITS

Nonprofit organizations can file Form 990 on the 15th day of 5th month following the end of its tax year.

For example: 

• If the organization operates on a calendar year (Jan-Dec), the initial due date of the 990 is May 15th (or the immediately following business day).
• If the organization operates on a different fiscal year (Jul-Jun) as its tax year, the return would be due on November 15th (or immediately following business day). 

​NOTE: If a 6-month extension is requested, the extension must be filed by the initial due date of the return.

Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax

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One word: Proactive
Blue Fox tax clients receive not only the highest quality tax preparation possible, but they also know that when it comes to taxes, we are some of the most proactive preparers in the country.

We offer year-round tax planning and tax-avoidance strategies. If we're also on deck as a client's accounting team, we integrate the latest financial data with our tax planning on a rolling basis. Why? To avoid any unhappy surprises on tax day! Nobody likes that kind of surprise. (Us included!)

If you want a tax preparation team that treats you like family, and treats your tax bill like it was our own grandma's, we're the team for you.