| Due Date | Compliance Requirement |
| January 1, 2013 | New tax provisions in fiscal cliff deal take effect |
| January 1, 2013 | Ohio Minimum Wage change takes effect |
| January 1, 2013 | Social Security and Medicare changes take effect |
| January 1, 2013 | New Fair Credit Reporting Act forms for background checks take effect |
| January 1, 2013 | New Medicare tax under health care reform takes effect |
| January 1, 2013 | New defined benefit/contribution plan limits take effect |
| January 1, 2013 | New limits on employees’ flexible spending accounts (FSA) take effect |
| January 31, 2013 | W-2s need to be issued to employees by this date; W-2s need to include cost of employer-sponsored group health care coverage for employers required to issue 250 or more W-2s |
| January 31, 2013 | Form 940 due and Federal Unemployment Tax Rate (FUTA) needs to be deposited if owed |
| February 1, 2013 | OSHA 300 Log (Forms 300 & 300A) needs to be posted on February 1st through April 30th |
| February 10, 2013 | Form 940 due if FUTA deposits have been made on time |
| February 15, 2013 | W-4 changes must be made for employees claiming no exemptions last year |
| March 1, 2013 | Employers must provide written notice to new-hires and current employees about health insurance exchanges under health care reform law |
| July 31, 2013 | Form 5500 due for calendar year defined contribution and benefit plans; Form 5500 due by the last day of the 7th month following end of the plan year for non-calendar year plans; Insured and self-insured healthcare plans must pay $1 per member (applicable to 2012 plan year) to fund comparative effectiveness research of medical treatments. This payment increases to $2 per member for 2013 plan year. |
| September 30, 2013 | EE0-1 reporting deadline |
| September 30, 2013 | VETS-100/100A Form filing deadline |
| December 31, 2013 | Group health plans must certify that they are compliant with HHS rules on electronic transactions between health providers and health plans. |
Note: This chart is subject to change and more filing deadlines may apply for your specific organization than those listed in the chart. By providing you with research information that may be contained in this chart, the Employers Resource Council (ERC) is not providing a qualified legal opinion concerning any particular human resource issue. As such, research information that ERC provides to its members should not be relied upon or considered a substitute for legal advice. The information that we provide is for general employer use and not necessarily for individual application. We also recommend that you consult your legal counsel regarding workplace matters when and if appropriate.
