October 2003 Major Tax Deadlines 10/1/2003 -
October 15 - Deadline for filing 2002 individual tax returns on second extensions.
October 15 - If you converted a regular IRA to a Roth IRA in 2002 and now want to switch back to a regular IRA, you have until October 15, 2003, to do so without penalty.
October 15 - Deadline for filing 2002 partnership and limited liability company returns on second extensions.
NOTE: Businesses are required to make federal tax deposits on dates determined by various factors that differ from business to business.
Payroll tax deposits: Employers generally must deposit Form 941 payroll taxes (income tax withheld from employees' pay and both the employer's and employees' share of social security taxes) on either a monthly or semiweekly deposit schedule. There are exceptions if you owe $100,000 or more on any day during a deposit period, or if you owe $2,500 or less for the calendar quarter.
Monthly depositors are required to deposit payroll taxes accumulated within a calendar month by the fifteenth of the following month.
Semiweekly depositors generally must deposit payroll taxes on Wednesdays or Fridays, depending on when wages are paid. For more information on tax deadlines that apply to your business, contact our office.
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