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2008 Deposit Calendar

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Deposit Due Date Rules

When must employers deposit withheld Federal income tax, and both the employer and employee social security and Medicare taxes? Your year 2008 deposit schedule is determined from the total taxes reported on the Forms 941 you filed in a four-quarter lookback period, between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. If you reported total taxes of . . .
  • $50,000 or less, you are a monthly depositor
  • more than $50,000, you are a semiweekly depositor
But, there are two exceptions:
  1. Businesses that have accumulated less than $2,500 in quarterly employment taxes, will be allowed to make payments every three months, rather than on a monthly basis. (Prior to January 1, 2001, quarterly deposits were allowed only if the employer had accumulated less than $1,000 in quarterly employment taxes.)
  2. If you accumulate a tax liability of $100,000 or more on any day during a deposit period, you must deposit the tax by the next banking day, whether you were a monthly or semiweekly depositor.
You must use EFTPS (electronic transfer of deposit funds) to make deposits of all depository tax liabilities (including social security, Medicare, withheld income, excise, and corporate income taxes) which you incur in 2006, if you deposited more than $200,000 in Federal depository taxes in 2004, or you had to make electronic deposits in 2005. If you first meet the $200,000 threshold in 2005, you must begin depositing using EFTPS in 2007. Once you meet the $200,000 threshold, you must continue to make deposits using EFTPS in later years.
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1st Quarter, 2008 Deposit Due Dates

(Semi-Weekly and Monthly Depositors)
Paycheck Date   Semi Weekly Schedule Deposit Due Date Monthly Schedule Deposit Due Date
December 26 - 28 January 3  
December 29 - January 1 January 4  
January 2 - 4 January 9  
January 5 - 8 January 11  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for December, 2005    January 15
January 9 - 11 January 16  
January 12 - 15 January 18  
January 16 - 18 January 24  
January 19 - 22 January 25  
January 23 - 25 January 30  
January 26 - 29 February 1  
January 31 - February 1 February 6  
February 2 - 5 February 8  
February 6 - 8 February 13  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for January    February 15
February 9 - 12 February 15  
February 13 - 15 February 21  
February 16 - 19 February 22  
February 20 - 22  February 27  
February 23 - 26 February 29  
February 27 - 29 March 5  
March 1 - 4 March 7  
March 5 - 7 March 12  
March 8 - 11 March 14  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for February    March 15
March 12 - 14   March 19  
March 15 - 18 March 21  
March 19 - 21 March 26  
march 22 - 25 March 28  
March 26 - 28 April 2  
March 29 - April 1 April 4  
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2nd Quarter, 2008 Deposit Due Dates

(Semi-Weekly and Monthly Depositors
Paycheck Date   Semi Weekly Schedule Deposit Due Date Monthly Schedule Deposit Due Date
April 2 - 4  April 9  
April 5 - 8 April 11  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for March    April 15
 April 9 - 11 April 16  
April 12 - 15 April 18  
April 16 - 18 April 23  
April 19 - 21 April 26  
April 23 - 25 April 30  
April 26 - 29 May 2  
April 30 - May 2 May 7  
May 3 - 6 May 9  
May 7 - 9 May 14  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for April   May 15
May 10 - 13 May 16  
May 14 - 16 May 21  
May 17 - 20 May 24  
May 20 - 23 May 23  
May 24 - 27 May 30  
June 4 - 6 June 11  
June 7 - 10 June 13  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for May    June 15
June 11 - 13 June 18  
June 14 - 17 June 20  
June 18 - 20 June 25  
June 21 - 24 June 27  
June 25 - 27 July 2  
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3rd Quarter, 2008 Deposit Due Dates

(Semi-Weekly and Monthly Depositors)
Paycheck Date   Semi Weekly Schedule Deposit Due Date Monthly Schedule Deposit Due Date
June 28 - July 1 July 7  
July 2 - 4 July 9  
July 5 - 8 July 11  
July 9 - 11 July 16  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for June   July 17
July 12 - 15 July 18  
July 16- 18 July 23  
July 19 - 22 July 25  
July 23 - 25 July 30  
July 26 - 29 August 1  
July 30 - August 1 August 6  
August 2 - 5 August 8  
August 6 - 8 August 13  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for July   August 15
August 9 - 12 August 15  
August 13 - 15 August 18  
August 16 - 19 August 22  
August 20- 22 August 27  
August 23 - 26 August 29  
August 27 - 29 September 4  
August 30 - September 2 September 5  
September 3 - 5 September 10  
September 6 - 9 September 12  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for August    September 15
September 10 - 12 September 17  
September 13 - 16 September 19  
September 17 - 19 September 24  
September 20 - 23 September 26  
September 24 - 26 October 1  
September 27 - 30 October 3  
     
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4th Quarter, 2008 Deposit Due Dates

(Semi-Weekly and Monthly Depositors)
Paycheck Date   Semi Weekly Schedule Deposit Due Date Monthly Schedule Deposit Due Date
October 1 - 3 October 8  
October 4 - 7 October 10  
October 8 - 10 October 15  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for September   October 15
October 11 - 14 October 17  
October 13 - 17 October 22  
October 18 - 21 October 24  
October 22 - 24 October 29  
October 25 - 28 October 31  
October 29 - 31 November 5  
November 1 - 4 November 7  
November 5 - 7 November 13  
November 8 - 11 November 14  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for October   November 15
November 12 - 14 November 19  
November 15 - 18 November 21  
November 19 - 21 November 26  
November 22 - 25 December 1  
November 26 - 28 December 3  
November 29 - December 2 December 5  
December 3 - 5 December 10  
December 6 - 9 December 12  
Monthly depositors' tax deposit for November    December 15
December 10 - 12 December 17  
December 13 - 16 December 19  
December 17 - 19 December 24  
December 20 - 23 December 29  
December 24 - 26 December 31  
December 27 - 30 January 5  
December  31 - January 3 January 7, 2009  
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