Below you’ll find a list of important dates to help simplify your payroll year-end. We’ve included IRS filing deadlines along with when forms will be available to view in Wave. You may have other important dates, including state and local payments and filings, which are not included on this list.
Available dates for previewing 1099-NEC pay detail in Wave for the 2026 tax year are still to be determined.
Important dates for employers
November 22, 2026
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Form W-2: Deadline to request 2025 payroll adjustments
- Adjustments requested after this day will still be accepted but are more likely to be completed as corrections after the filing deadline
December 31, 2026
- Final payday of 2025. Submit all final payrolls with 2025 paydays by this date to ensure they're included in the original 2025 filings
January 11, 2027
- Q4 Quarter End and Annual tax forms that are due at the end of January will be available to view from the Tax Forms page
January 11-15, 2027
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Form W-2: Final forms will be available for download
- Employees who have accepted an invitation to view their payroll information online with Wave will also have access to their W-2 online
- Form 1099-NEC: Final forms will be available for download
January 31, 2027
- Form W-2 and 1099-NEC: Filing deadline and last day to distribute W-2s to employees and 1099s to contractors to remain compliant.
February 1, 2027
- Processing begins for amendments and refiles for all changes submitted after the adjustment deadline, including company filings, W-2Cs, and 1099-NEC corrections
February 8, 2027
- 2026 tax forms for remaining year-end filings due by the end of February will be made available on your Tax Forms page. This later deadline mostly impacts wage reporting and annual reconciliation filings for local tax agencies, as well as a small set of annual reconciliations for states (AR, IA, MI, ME, NJ)
February 28, 2027
- Final day of year-end 2026 filing