Payroll deadline calendar

This calendar lists the general federal and Oklahoma payroll deadlines for the year. Pick your deposit schedules, then download the dates as an .ics file for your calendar app. No amounts appear here. Your exact amounts are in the private app.

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How to pick your federal deposit schedule

Your federal schedule is either monthly or semiweekly. The IRS sets it using a lookback period, which is a past 12-month window of your reported employment taxes. If those taxes were $50,000 or less, you deposit monthly. If they were more, you deposit semiweekly. Most new employers start on the monthly schedule because they have no lookback history. The IRS tells you your schedule, and you can confirm it each year.

How to pick your Oklahoma deposit schedule

Oklahoma withholding has three schedules. If you withhold $500 or less in a quarter, you can pay quarterly. If you withhold more than that, you pay monthly, due by the 20th of the following month. You pay semiweekly if you averaged $10,000 or more a month in the prior fiscal year, or if you are on the federal semiweekly schedule. Check your Oklahoma Tax Commission account if you are unsure.

How due dates move for weekends and holidays

When a due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it usually moves to the next business day. This calendar applies that shift for you. Holidays can differ between federal and state rules, so a date may move for one and not the other. Banks also need time to process payments. Plan to send each deposit a few days before the due date shown.