April 18: TAX DAY For the third year straight, it will arrive after its regularly scheduled date of April 15. The previous two delays in 2020 and 2021 were pandemic related. This year, the IRS pushed back the deadline for filing your 2021 tax returns and for paying taxes owed because of the Emancipation Day holiday in Washington, D.C. It’s also the last day to request an extension. You must e-file or postmark your returns or file the Individual Tax Return Extension Form for Tax Year 2021 by midnight.
- April 19: If you live in Maine or Massachusetts, you must file your 2021 tax return or request an extension. You then pay what you owe either way, the day after the rest of the country. Select New Englanders have Patriots’ Day to thank for the one-day reprieve.
- June 15: Contractors, gig workers, and others whose self-employment requires them to pay estimated quarterly taxes must have their second-quarter checks in the mail by this date.
- Sept. 15: Self-employed workers must have their third-quarter 2022 estimated tax payment postmarked by this date to avoid IRS penalties.
- October 17: If you were granted a filing extension back on April 18, your time has run out. The due date to file your 2021 tax returns, and this time there’s no more wiggle room, is Oct. 17.
