August 17, 2026 Monthly Payroll Tax Deposit Deadline

IRS event answer

The IRS third-quarter calendar lists August 17, 2026 for depositing Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax for July payments if the monthly deposit rule applies.

Last verified June 17, 2026

This page gives the source-backed date first, then shows what the reader still has to verify. It is a planning page, not a payroll, filing, bond, excise-tax, or employee-status decision.

August 17, 2026 Monthly Payroll Tax Deposit Deadline: official-source breakdown

Item	What the IRS calendar lists	What to verify
Monthly payroll deposit item	IRS lists August 17 for payments made in July if the monthly deposit rule applies.	Confirm monthly depositor status and the July payment period.
Different from Form 941 timing	The August 10 Form 941 line depends on timely deposits and is a separate IRS entry.	Use the August 10 guide for the Form 941/tip-reporting item.
Semiweekly items nearby	The IRS August calendar also lists several semiweekly payroll deposit items.	Do not infer a deposit schedule from this page.

How to read this IRS deadline

The IRS public tax calendars are useful because they put many recurring filing, reporting, deposit, and payment dates in one place. They are also easy to misread if a page treats every IRS line as a general deadline. This page keeps the official date visible while preserving the condition attached to the date.

For payroll deposit items, the key question is usually whether the employer uses the monthly or semiweekly deposit rule and whether the covered payment dates match the source line. For employee tip-reporting items, the key question is whether the employee had tips that meet the reporting threshold for the month named by the IRS calendar. For bond, wagering, and heavy-vehicle pages, the key question is whether the activity, form, and month match the specific IRS line.

That is why the page uses language such as “IRS lists” and “if the rule applies” instead of telling a reader to file, pay, or report. It is a source-reviewed index entry for August 17, 2026, not a substitute for the IRS calendar, form instructions, payroll provider records, account notices, or professional guidance.

Verification checklist

Open the linked IRS calendar and confirm the August 17, 2026 line before using the date.
Confirm the exact form, payment period, activity month, employee role, business role, or deposit schedule behind the official line.
Check current form instructions, EFTPS or payment-provider cutoffs, payroll records, employer procedures, and IRS account notices if the date affects a real filing or payment.
Check disaster-relief notices or agency-specific updates if the reader’s location, account, or form may have a special extension.
Keep the official source link, confirmation numbers, filing acknowledgements, and relevant screenshots with the business or employment records.

What this page does not decide

This page does not decide whether a reader is an employee with reportable tips, an employer with a payroll deposit requirement, a bond issuer, a withholding agent, a wagering business, a heavy-vehicle owner, a tax-exempt organization, or a business covered by a specific form. It does not calculate amounts, determine penalties, validate an extension, or confirm account status.

The safest use of the page is to find the official date quickly and then verify the controlling source. If the date matters financially, operationally, or legally, the reader should use the IRS page, current form instructions, account records, and qualified help where appropriate.

Related August 2026 pages

Planning boundary

This is a forward-looking August 2026 event page

As of the June 2026 planning window, this page covers a future event that readers can still plan for. It is part of Punilog’s July-December 2026 expansion and avoids building standalone pages around dates that have already passed.

The page summarizes official-source language and then separates what still needs verification. That distinction matters because a public calendar can show a date, but it cannot decide a reader’s tax rule, payroll schedule, local service hours, bank branch policy, or employer-specific calendar.

Sources and verification

Official sources

IRS: Third quarter tax calendar

Last verified: June 17, 2026. Jurisdiction: United States federal. Cycle: August 2026 forward deadline event.

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