Don’t subject yourself to penalties for missing important tax filing deadlines in 2015. Before you hang up your 2015 calendar, mark any of the following tax deadlines that apply to you or your business.

•February 2 – Employers must furnish 2014 W-2 statements to employees. 1099 information statements must be furnished to payees by payers. (Deadline for providing Forms 1099-B and consolidated statements to customers is February 17.)

•February 2 – Employers must file 2014 federal unemployment tax returns and pay any tax due.

•March 2 – Payers must file information returns (such as 1099s) with the IRS. (March 31 is the deadline if filing electronically.)

•March 2 – Employers must send W-2 copies to the Social Security Administration. (March 31 is the deadline if filing electronically.)

•March 2 – Farmers and fishermen who did not make 2014 estimated tax payments must file 2014 tax returns and pay taxes in full.

–Courtesy of Tom Ploskanka