Please be aware of the following dates and deadlines:

 - January  17 - Fourth installment of 2011 individual estimated tax is due.

- January 31 - Employers must furnish W-2 statements to employees. 1099 information statements must be provided to payees.

- January 31 - Employers must file 2011 federal unemployment tax returns and pay any tax due.

- February 28 - Information returns (such as 1099s) must be filed with

 - February 29 - W-2 copies must be esnt to the Social Security Administration by Employers.

- March 1 - Farmers who did not make 2011 estimated tax payments must file 2011 tax returns and pay taxes in full. 

- March 15 - Calendar-year corporations must elect S status for 2012.

- March 15 - 2011 calendar-year corporation income tax returns are due.