United States tax deadlines 2026.
Every individual and self-employed income tax deadline for United States in 2026. Plus recurring VAT / GST / sales tax filings. Each deadline links to notes on how to file, what people miss, and matching open tax rules.
Annual deadlines
6 this yearQ4 Estimated Tax (Form 1040-ES)
USFinal quarterly estimated tax payment for tax year 2025. Covers September through December 2025 earnings.
Q1 Estimated Tax (Form 1040-ES)
USFirst-quarter estimated tax payment for US self-employed individuals and pass-through business owners for tax year 2026. Miss it and you accumulate underpayment penalties all year.
Federal Form 1040 — Individual Income Tax Return
USThe main US federal individual income tax return for tax year 2025. Every US resident and citizen with income above the filing threshold needs to file this (or request an extension) by April 15, 2026.
Q2 Estimated Tax (Form 1040-ES)
USSecond-quarter federal estimated tax payment. Covers income earned April 1 through May 31. Also the expat filing deadline for US citizens living abroad.
Q3 Estimated Tax (Form 1040-ES)
USThird-quarter federal estimated tax payment for US self-employed individuals. Covers income earned June 1 through August 31, 2026.
Extended Federal 1040 Deadline
USFinal deadline to file Form 1040 if you requested an extension via Form 4868 in April. Tax owed was still due April 15.
Recurring filings
VAT / GST / Sales taxState Sales Tax
United States
US state-level sales tax filings. Frequency varies by state and volume — typically monthly, quarterly, or annual. No federal sales tax.
Open tax rules for United States
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Florida Annual Report filing for LLCs and corporations registered with the Division of Corporations (Sunbiz). Covers the annual report requirement, $138.75 fee for LLCs, filing deadline, late filing penalties, and administrative dissolution risk. Primary source: Florida Statutes Chapter 605 (LLCs) and Chapter 607 (corporations).
Illinois Sales Tax return (Form ST-1) for self-employed individuals. Covers all four Illinois occupation and use taxes (ROT, UT, SOT, SUT), state and local rates, origin-based sourcing, vendor discount, and filing frequencies. Primary source: 35 ILCS 120/ (ROT), 35 ILCS 105/ (UT), 35 ILCS 115/ (SOT), 35 ILCS 110/ (SUT).
Layer-2 content skill for computing the §199A Qualified Business Income deduction for US sole proprietors and single-member LLCs disregarded for federal tax purposes. Covers tax year 2025 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21, July 4 2025), which made the §199A deduction permanent at 20% — the 23% rate in the House-passed bill was NOT enacted. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2025, OBBBA widens the phase-in ranges to $75,000/$150,000 and adds a $400 minimum deduction for taxpayers with at least $1,000 of QBI from active trades or businesses. Handles the QBI calculation from Schedule C net profit, the deductible SE tax and SE health insurance adjustments, the taxable income thresholds ($197,300 single / $394,600 MFJ for 2025), phase-in ranges for SSTB and W-2/UBIA limitations, the specified service trade or business (SSTB) classification, W-2 wage and UBIA of qualified property limitations, the interaction with retirement contributions, and Forms 8995 (simplified) and 8995-A (detailed). Consumes net profit from us-schedule-c-and-se-computation and SE health insurance / retirement from companion skills. MUST be loaded alongside us-tax-workflow-base v0.1 or later. Federal only. No state tax.
Tier 2 US federal content skill for Form 5472 — Information Return of a 25% Foreign-Owned US Corporation or US Trade-or-Business of a Foreign Corp under IRC §§6038A and 6038C. Covers tax year 2025 including the 2017 T.D. 9796 expansion treating foreign-owned single-member US LLCs as separate "reporting corporations" requiring annual Form 5472 plus a pro forma Form 1120, the $25,000 per-year automatic penalty, reportable related-party transactions with NO de minimis threshold, the §482 transfer pricing nexus, indirect ownership via §318 with §6038A modifications, and the 7-year recordkeeping obligation for foreign owners.
Tier 2 US federal content skill for Form 5471 — US Information Return for Controlled Foreign Corporations and other foreign corps requiring US-shareholder reporting under §§6038 and 6046. Covers tax year 2025 including the five filing categories (Cat 1 SFC, Cat 2 officer/director, Cat 3 acquisition/disposition, Cat 4 controller >50%, Cat 5 CFC shareholder), the §958(b)(4) repeal expanding the CFC universe through downward attribution, the eleven schedules (A through Q), §951 Subpart F + §951A GILTI inclusion mechanics, §959 PTEP tracking, §954(b)(4) high-tax exception, the $10,000 per-failure-per-year §6038 penalty, and reasonable-cause defense paths including Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures.
Tier 2 content skill for computing the self-employed health insurance deduction under IRC §162(l) for US sole proprietors and single-member LLCs disregarded for federal tax purposes. Covers tax year 2025 rules including the 100% deduction for medical, dental, vision, and qualified long-term care premiums, the age-based long-term care premium limits, the net SE earnings limitation, the employer-sponsored plan eligibility bar, the Medicare premium eligibility rules (Parts A voluntary, B, D, Medigap), COBRA continuation premiums, ACA Marketplace interaction with the Premium Tax Credit, the month-by-month coverage calculation, and the Schedule 1 Line 17 reporting position. Consumes Schedule C net profit and SE tax from us-schedule-c-and-se-computation. Feeds QBI computation in us-qbi-deduction. MUST be loaded alongside us-tax-workflow-base v0.1 or later. Federal only. No state tax.
Florida Sales and Use Tax return (Form DR-15) for self-employed individuals and small businesses. Covers the 6% state sales tax rate, county discretionary sales surtax, use tax on out-of-state purchases, exempt transactions, filing frequencies, and dealer collection allowance. Primary source: Florida Statutes Chapter 212.
Use this skill whenever asked about states with no sales tax, Alaska local sales tax, Delaware gross receipts tax, Montana resort tax, New Hampshire meals and rooms tax, Oregon Corporate Activity Tax, or tax obligations in AK, DE, MT, NH, or OR. Trigger on phrases like "no sales tax states", "Alaska sales tax", "Delaware gross receipts", "Montana resort tax", "New Hampshire meals tax", "Oregon CAT", "Oregon no sales tax", or any request involving tax compliance in states that do not impose a general statewide sales tax. ALWAYS load us-sales-tax first for federal context.
Prepare a United States review pack with open Guides
These Guides can help your AI agent draft computations, organize schedules, and prepare a review package. They do not replace a tax preparer or determine your final filing position. The OpenAccountants repo has open Tax Guides, accountant-reviewed where available — run them with your AI agent, then have an accountant review.