FEBRUARY Calendar

February is American Heart Month and Black History Month.

Request a new Form W-4 from any employee who claimed an exemption from income tax withholding last year and wants to claim the exemption again for 2024. If the employee doesn’t give you a new Form W-4, withhold tax as if the employee is single or married and filing separately without any allowances.

February 1	OSHA Form 300A must be posted in visible areas from Feb 1- April 30
February 2	Groundhog Day
February 4	Mardi Gras Wear
February 7	Wear Red Day
February 10	Form 940 is due (if quarterly FUTA taxes were paid when due)
February 14	Valentine’s Day
February 17	President’s Day
February 22	School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
February 28	Forms 1094-C and 1095-C, 1099-MISC without NEC to IRC are due (if paper filing) (if filing electronically, due 3/31/25)
February 28	Form 8809 Paper Filing Deadline (Request an extension of the due date to file federal tax forms, including the W-2, W-2G, 1042-S, and 1094-C.)

 

JANUARY 2025 Calendar

January is Be Kind to Food Servers Month, National Blood Donor Month, and Walk Your Pet Month.

January 1	New Year’s Day
January 3	Drinking Straw Day
January 5-11	Thank Your Customers Week
January 13	Rubber Duckie Day
January 19-25	Hunt for Happiness Week
January 20	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 24	Activity Professionals Day
January 25	Intravenous Nurse Day
January 29	Puzzle Day
January 31	Form W-2 is due to be e-filed, paper-filed, and furnished to recipients. Multiple 1099 forms are due Quarterly Forms 720 and 941 are due  Annual Form 940 is due (if quarterly FUTA taxes were not paid when due) Distribute 1095-B & 1095-C Forms to employees (if applicable)

 

December Calendar

December is Read a New Book Month.

December 7	National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 10	Human Rights Day
December 13	National Cocoa Day
December 21	Winter Solstice
December 25-January 2	Hanukkah
December 25	Christmas
December 26-January 1	Kwanzaa
December 29	Review employee handbooks, updated workplace policies, distribute 2025 holiday calendar and payroll calendar
December 31	Nondiscrimination testing, 401K plans, 125 Premium Only Plans (POP), and flexible spending account (FSA) nondiscrimination testing (if on calendar plan year)

November Calendar

November is Men’s Health Awareness aka Movember and National Alzheimer’s Disease Month.

November 1	Remind employees to submit FSA Receipts before end of year
November 2	Dia de los Muertos
November 10-16	Nurse Practitioner NP Week
November 11	Veterans Day
November 13	World Kindness Day
November 14	National Diabetes Day
November 21	Great American Smokeout
November 28	Thanksgiving
October 31	Small Business Saturday

October Calendar

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National Book Month.

October 3	QSEHRA Notice Deadline (for QSEHRAs that begin January 1, 2024
October 4	World Smile Day
October 7-11	Customer Service Week
October 10	*World Mental Health Day*
October 14	Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 15	Medicare Part D Notice of Creditable Coverage delivered to plan participants
October 16	Boss’s Day
October 31	Quarterly Form 941 & 720 due
October 31	Halloween

September Calendar

September is Campus Safety Awareness Month and Back to School.

Summary Annual Report (SAR): Summarize for employees information that appears in an ERISA plan’s Form 5500. Admin must furnish SARs within nine months after the end of the plan year.

September 5	International Day of Charity
September 15- October 15	Hispanic Heritage Month
September 21- October 6	Oktoberfest
September 22	First Day of Fall
September 26	HR Professional Day
September 29	SAR Furnish to covered participants for calendar year plans deadline

August Calendar

August is National Immunization Awareness Month and National Eye Exam Month.

Back-to-school reminders: This is a great time of year to remind your employees about dependent care FSAs and other benefits before school begins.

August 8	International Cat Day
August 13	International Left-Handers Day
August 15	Relaxation Day
August 21	Senior Citizens Day
August 26	Women’s Equality Day
August 26	National Dog Day

July Calendar

July is Picnic Month and UV Safety Month.

Mid-Year Review: Take some time to review goals, identify items that need more work, and celebrate wins. Also, this time of year is a great opportunity to remind employees to take advantage of their benefits.

July 4	Independence Day
July 21	National Ice Cream Day *check out our recipe
July 31	Form 5500 is due (for calendar year plans)
July 31	Form 5558 is due (for calendar year plans)
July 31	Quarterly Forms 720 and 941 are due
July 31	Compliance check. This is time to review benefits notices, or issued as required

June Calendar

June is Pride Month and National Safety Month.

Mid-Year Review: Take some time to review goals, identify items that need more work, and celebrate wins. Also, this time of year is a great opportunity to remind employees to take advantage of their benefits.

June 10-16	International Men’s Health Week
June 12	The Invention of Baseball
June 16	Father’s Day
June 19	Juneteenth
June 20	1st Day of Summer
June 30	Q2 Ends

May Calendar

May is Global Employee Health and Fitness Month.

May 5	Cinco De Mayo
May 6-12	Nurses Week
May 6-10	Teacher Appreciation Week
May 12	Mother’s Day
May 12-18	National Women’s Health Week
May 15	Form 990 is due
May 17	Bike to Work Day
May 27	Memorial Day