As a business owner, you now have a lot of deadlines to keep track of. By missing deadlines, you are more likely to have penalties & interest that the government won’t waive.
Please see below a list of all Deadlines for Los Angeles / Ventura County Business Owners. FACT Professional hopes this keeps you on track.
January 15– Payroll Tax Deadline
Payroll taxes for the prior year are due. They have to be paid by this time, otherwise the tax is subject to penalties & interest. All payroll forms such as the W2 & W3 need to be filed at this time as well.
If you would like our office to file this for you, information needs to be sent by 12/15.
Requests for information or questions on processes should be sent to payroll@factprofessional.com.
January 31 – 1099 MISC, 1099 NEC, 1096 Filing
The 1099s need to be filed for all vendors / independent contractors by 01/31. These are individuals that you paid more then $600 to over the course of the year, who weren’t employees.
If you would like our office to file this for you, information needs to sent by 01/15.
Requests for information or questions on processes process should be sent to payroll@factprofessional.com.
February 28 – Business License
LA County has a City License (Business License) filing that is due by 02/28. This is an annual filing that is required if you have business or your business’ address is located in LA County. The filing requires your gross income (income before expenses) and has a tax payment due with it if your gross income is over $100,000.
If you aren’t sure if you fall under the LA County jurisdiction you can check on this link: https://finance.lacity.org/business-location
If you would like our office to file this for you, information needs to sent by 02/15.
Requests for information or questions on processes should be sent to info@factprofessional.com.
March 15 – S Corporation / Partnership Income Tax Deadline
This is the deadline for your corporation income tax return. To prepare this we need your Profit & Loss Statement and Balance Sheet by 03/01 at the latest. If we receive the information after this, we will have to apply expedite fees to file by 03/15. If you didn’t do your bookkeeping over the course of the year, and don’t have financial statements you can request a Template from info@factprofessional.com.
However, it is recommended to prepare your bookkeeping to ensure accuracy in reporting.
The corporation returns must be filed BEFORE your individual tax return, because a form called a K-1 showing your Net Business Income is created when filing your corporation return. This will flow through to your individual tax return.
Our office does apply for extensions for all S corporations & Partnerships by 03/01. If you would like a copy, you can request for information from info@factprofessional.com.
If you created a new corporation, that we haven’t filed before and would like an extension we will need the Name of the Entity, Owners of the Entity, EIN and Business address by 03/01 to file on time.
April 1 – 571-L Deadline
If you are in LA County, you are required to file your 571-L by this deadline. The 571-L reports any Physical Assets (Computers, Furniture, Buildings, etc.) you have obtained in the prior year. A small tax may be due on these acquired assets.
This is a mandatory filing; a physical notice should be mailed to you with specific information.
If you would like our office to file this for you, information of all assets purchased needs to sent by 03/15.
Requests for information or questions on processes should be sent to info@factprofessional.com.
April 15 – SEP IRA Deadline
If you would like to make a SEP IRA contribution to decrease your taxes, we will need to calculate this amount with your income tax filing.
However, our office has an in house financial team to process the SEP IRA.
Requests for information or questions on processes should be sent to advisor@factprofessional.com.
April 15 – Franchise Tax Board Voucher
As a corporation in the State of California you will have to pay a minimum of $800 to the Franchise Tax Board annually regardless of losses or inactivity under the business. If you do not pay on time, your taxes will be subject to penalties and interest. This tax is unique as you prepay for the year you are currently in, for example if it is 2022 you are paying the taxes for the 2022 year by 04/15/2022.
Our office can process this payment for you, for a service fee of $40. We save and email the voucher to each business owner by 03/10 each year.
Once you make this payment please save a copy with your next year’s tax information, we will require this information when filing your tax return. If you earn a significant income there may be up to 4 vouchers due.
Requests for information, copies of documents, or questions on processes should be sent to info@factprofessional.com.
April 15 – Individual Income Tax Return
This is the deadline for your individual income tax return. To prepare your return we need all of your individual income tax return documents. Our office sends a personalized “information checklist” by 02/01 with all by email to aid in consolidating your information and sending the correct documents. This email includes an encrypted upload link to send all document securely.
We need all your tax documents by 04/01 at the latest in order to file on time. If we receive the information after this, we will have to apply expedite fees to file by 04/15.
If you would like an extension, all requests should be sent including your first name, last name and last 4 digits of your social security number. If you expect to owe taxes, you should pay taxes with the extension, as filing extensions avoid the failure to file penalty NOT the failure to pay penalty.
All requests can be sent to info@factprofessional.com.
September 15 – S Corporation / Partnership Income Tax Deadline (Extension)
This is the extended deadline for your corporation income tax return. To prepare this we need your Profit & Loss Statement and Balance Sheet by 09/01 at the latest. If we receive the information after this, we will have to apply expedite fees to file by 09/15. If you didn’t do your bookkeeping over the course of the year, and don’t have financial statements you can request a Template from info@factprofessional.com. However, it is recommended to prepare your bookkeeping to ensure accuracy in reporting.
The corporation returns must be filed BEFORE your individual tax return, because a form called a K-1 showing your Net Business Income is created when filing your corporation return. This will flow through to your individual tax return.
After September 15th there are no other extensions that can be filed, this is the FINAL deadline for the tax year if your company is on a Calendar Year.
October 15 – Individual Income Tax Return (Extension)
This is the deadline for your extended individual income tax return. To prepare your return we need all of your individual income tax return documents. Our office sends a personalized “information checklist” by 02/01 with all by email to aid in consolidating your information and sending the correct documents. This email includes an encrypted upload link to send all document securely.
We need all your tax documents by 10/01 at the latest in order to file on time. If we receive the information after this, we will have to apply expedite fees to file by 10/15.
After October 15th there are no other extensions that can be filed.
All documents should be sent to info@factprofessional.com.
November 30 – Estimated Tax Planning
As a business owner, if you have income you are expected to owe taxes on this income. You should schedule meeting with our office for Estimated Tax Planning for the year. This is a critical meeting to assess how to appropriately decrease taxes by buying assets, processing an officer’s payroll, putting available funds towards retirement accounts, prepaying estimated taxes, etc.
In this meeting you should already have your January – October Financial Statements, without these numbers we have no bases to asses this information.
If you owe taxes, and you don’t plan before the end of the year, there is very little we can do to mitigate these taxes in the future. The service fee is assessed by your tax accountant.
Appointment times can be requested by info@factprofessional.com.
Various – Statement of Information Deadline
In the State of California there is a mandatory annual filing required by the Secretary of State; this filing is the Statement of Information Filing.
Our office can file this for you, our service fee is $125 – including the government’s filing fees.
The deadline varies based on your incorporation date; this can be verified through this portal:
https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/
Requests for information, copies of documents, or questions on processes should be sent to info@factprofessional.com.