Just a reminder of deadlines to come
1.February
Furnish 1099-MISC Forms to independent contractors and W-2 forms to employees who worked for you during 2008.
Deposit FUTA tax owed through Dec 2008 if $500 or less.
File 2008 Form 940 (Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return).
Deposit Payroll tax for January if applicable.
2.March
File Form W-3 (Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements) with Copy A of all Forms W-2 you issued in 2008.
Deposit Payroll tax for February if applicable.
3.April
File Form 941 for the 1st quarter of 2009. Deposit FUTA tax owed through March if more than $500.
Deposit Payroll tax for March if applicable.
4.May,June
Deposit Payroll tax for the month before if applicable.
5.July
Deposit Payroll tax for June if applicable.
Deposit FUTA owed through June if more than $500.
File Form 941 for the 2nd quarter of 2009.
6.August,September
Deposit Payroll tax for the month before if applicable.
7.October
Deposit Payroll tax for September if applicable.
File Form 941 for the 3rd quarter of 2009.
Deposit FUTA owed through September if more than $500.
8.November
Ask employees whose withholding allowances will be different in 2009to fill out a new Form W-4.
Ask employees who want to receive advanced earned income credit payments during 2009 to complete Form W-5.
Deposit Payroll tax for October if applicable.
9.December
Deposit Payroll tax for November if applicable.
Verify the names and Social Security Numbers of your employees by using the Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS).
Place your order for W-2 forms for employees and 1099 forms for independent contractors.
Remind your employees to update their W-4 forms.
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