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Compliance calendar

Tell us your fiscal year end, your size and your state, and get the year's filing deadlines in order, each with a plain explanation and the official source.

Most small charities use December 31. It's on your IRS letter and your bylaws.
How much does your charity normally receive in a year?
Do you have paid employees?
Where your charity is incorporated or asks for donations. Each state's rules come from its own official pages. If you raise money in several states, add them below; your state charity regulator has the details.
Raising money in other states too?
Other states where you ask for donationsTick up to 9 more. Their deadlines join the same list, each marked with its state. The state you chose above is always included.
States A to C
States D to I
States K to M
States N
States O to S
States T to W

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Answer the questions and we'll list the year's deadlines in order.

General information, not legal or tax advice. Your charity may have other filings (local permits, payroll rules in your state, grant reports). Read the full compliance stage.