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EDD required filings and due dates

Use this page when the main question is what must be filed, when it is due, and how due-date questions fit into the larger EDD payroll-tax workflow.

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Use this page when You need to understand which payroll-tax filings are required and when they are due.
Best companion source DE 44 California Employer's Guide.

Short summary

If the immediate question is what must be filed and when, this is the right place to start. EDD's required-filings-and-due-dates page is the main official checkpoint for deadline-driven payroll-tax questions, and it often clarifies account problems that really begin with missing or late reports.

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What to know first

  • EDD's required-filings-and-due-dates page is a primary source for deadline-sensitive employer payroll-tax guidance.
  • Due-date questions often belong with filing-compliance questions, not just payment-plan questions.
  • EDD points readers to DE 44 California Employer's Guide for broader employer payroll-tax guidance.

What this means

  • The immediate issue may be compliance timing rather than collections.
  • Missing or late filings can complicate later balance, payment, or account-management questions.
  • Because due-date details can change, the official EDD page should be treated as the current source of truth.

What may be happening

  • An employer may be trying to confirm which payroll-tax filings apply.
  • A late or missing filing may be contributing to a broader EDD problem.
  • A balance issue may really begin with missing reports, due dates, or filing status.

What to do today

  • Check the official EDD required-filings-and-due-dates page for the current filing schedule.
  • Use DE 44 if you need broader employer guidance alongside the due-date page.
  • If the immediate task is filing or paying, move next to the EDD File and Pay page.
  • If a payment arrangement is on your mind, confirm filing status first before focusing on installment-agreement materials.
  • Keep payroll-tax filing questions separate from FTB income-tax notice questions while triaging.

What can happen next

  • You may find the issue is mainly a filing-calendar problem that can be clarified with the official EDD schedule.
  • You may need to move from due dates into filing and payment workflow guidance.
  • If missing filings overlap with a balance, the next useful step may be the installment-agreement materials only after the reporting side is clearer.

When to get help

It may be time to get help when due dates, missing filings, employer-account questions, and a payroll-tax balance are all overlapping or when the filing picture is still unclear after reviewing the official EDD guidance.

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Related and next pages

EDD payroll tax notice

Use this next if the filing problem first appeared through an EDD payroll-tax notice.

 EDD payroll taxes

Use this next if you need the broader payroll-tax map.

 EDD employer account issue

Use this next if the deadline problem is really part of a broader employer-account issue.

 EDD file and pay

Use this next if the deadline question turns into a filing or payment workflow question.

 EDD payroll tax penalties

Use this next if the filing problem has already turned into penalties or extra charges.

 EDD installment agreement

Use this next only after filing status is clearer and a balance question remains.