February 19, 2026
March 2026 Business Due Dates
March 2 - Information Returns Filing Due
File government copies of information returns (Forms 1099) and transmittal Forms 1096 for certain payments you made during 2025, other than the 1099-NECs that were due February 2. There are different 1099 forms for different types of payments.
March 2 - Payers of Gambling Winnings
File Form 1096, Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns, along with Copy A of all the Forms W-2G you issued for 2025. If you file Forms W-2G electronically, your due date for filing them with the IRS will be extended to March 31. The due date for giving the recipient these forms was February 2.
March 2 - Applicable Large Employers (ALE) – Forms 1094-B, C and 1095-B, C
If you’re an Applicable Large Employer, file paper Forms 1094-C, Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Information Returns, and 1095-C with the IRS. For all other providers of minimum essential coverage, file paper Forms 1094-B, Transmittal of Health Coverage Information Returns, and 1095-B with the IRS. If you’re filing any of these forms with the IRS electronically, your due date for filing them will be extended to March 31. See the Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B and the Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-Cfor more information about the information reporting requirements.
March 2 - Large Food and Beverage Establishment Employers
File Form 8027, Employer’s Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips. Use Form 8027-T, Transmittal of Employer’s Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips, to summarize and transmit Forms 8027 if you have more than one establishment. If you file Forms 8027 electronically, your due date for filing them with the IRS will be extended to March 31.
March 2 - Farmers and Fishermen
File your 2025 income tax return (Form 1040 or 1040-SR) and pay any tax due. However, you have until April 15 to file if you paid your 2025 estimated tax by January 15, 2026.
March 2 - Health Coverage Reporting to Employees - Forms 1095-B and 1095-C
If you’re an Applicable Large Employer, provide Forms 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage to full-time employees. For all other providers of minimum essential coverage, provide Form 1095-B, Health Coverage, to responsible individuals. See the Instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B and the Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-Cfor more information about the information reporting requirements.
March 16 - Partnerships
File a 2025 calendar year return (Form 1065). Provide each partner with a copy of their Schedule K-1 (Form 1065), Partner’s Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc., or a substitute Schedule K-1 and, if applicable, Schedule K-3 (Form 1065) or substitute Schedule K-3 (Form 1065). If you want an automatic 6-month extension of time to file the return, file Form 7004. Then file Form 1065 and provide Schedules K-1 or substitute Schedules K-1, and if applicable Schedules K-3, to the partners by September 15.
March 16 - S Corporations
File a 2025 calendar year income tax return (Form 1120-S) and pay any tax due. Provide each shareholder with a copy of their Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S), Shareholder’s Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc., or a substitute Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S) and, if applicable, Schedule K-3 (Form 1120-S) or substitute Schedule K-3 (Form 1120-S).
To request an automatic 6-month extension of time to file the return, file Form 7004 and pay the tax estimated to be owed. Then file the return; pay any tax, interest, and penalties due; and provide each shareholder with a copy of their Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S) and, if applicable, Schedule K-3 (Form 1120-S) by September 15.
March 16 - S Corporation Election
File Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation, to choose to be treated as an S corporation beginning with calendar year 2026. If Form 2553 is filed late, S treatment will begin with calendar year 2027.
March 16 - Social Security, Medicare and Withheld Income TaxIf the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in February.
March 16 - Non-Payroll Withholding
If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in February.
March 31 - Electronic Filing of Forms 1098, 1099 and W-2G
If you file Forms 1098, 1099 (other than 1099-NEC), or W-2G electronically with the IRS, this is the final due date. This due date applies only if you file electronically (not paper forms). Otherwise, March 2 was the due date, depending on the form filed. The due date for giving the recipient these forms was February 2.
March 31 - Applicable Large Employers (ALE) – Forms 1094-C, 1095-C , 1094-B, and 1095-B
If filing these forms electronically with the IRS, this is the due date. If filing on paper the due date was March 2, 2026.
March 31 - Large Food and Beverage Establishment Employers
If you file Forms 8027 for 2026 electronically with the IRS, this is the final due date. This due date applies only if you file electronically. Otherwise, March 2, 2026 was the due date.
Weekends & Holidays:
If a due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the due date is automatically extended until the next business day that is not itself a legal holiday.
Disaster Area Extensions:
Please note that when a geographical area is designated as a disaster area, due dates will be extended. For more information whether an area has been designated a disaster area and the filing extension dates visit the following websites:
FEMA: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations
IRS: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-relief-in-disaster-situations
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