Subscribe to the Tax Calendar using Outlook 365
Subscribing:
- Open Outlook 365
- Click on the Calendar icon on the bottom left next to the Mail icon
- Click the “+ Add” button on the top right toolbar and click “From Internet…”
- In the popup window, copy and paste one of the following URLs based on your needs:
- All Dates: (includes all general events, employer events and excise events):
http://www.tax.gov/Calendar.ics
- General Dates: (includes all general events, employer events and excise events):
http://www.tax.gov/General/Calendar.ics
- Employer Dates: (includes the general events and employer events):
http://www.tax.gov/Employer/Calendar.ics
- Excise Dates: (includes the general events and excise events):
http://www.tax.gov/Excise/Calendar.ics
- Click the “Add” button
- Click “Yes” on the popup dialog or “Advanced” and change the calendar name and description if you so desire.
Notes:
- Outlook 365 will update the Tax Calendar every time you send and receive email
- To display or hide the Tax Calendar, click the box next to the calendar name under “Other Calendars”
Subscribe to the Tax Calendar using Outlook 2010
Subscribing:
- Open Outlook 2010
- Select “Tools” then “Account Settings…”
- Choose the “Internet Calendar” tab and click “New…”
- In the popup window, copy and paste one of the following URLs based on your needs:
- All Dates: (includes all general events, employer events and excise events):
http://www.tax.gov/Calendar.ics
- General Dates: (includes all general events, employer events and excise events):
http://www.tax.gov/General/Calendar.ics
- Employer Dates: (includes the general events and employer events):
http://www.tax.gov/Employer/Calendar.ics
- Excise Dates: (includes the general events and excise events):
http://www.tax.gov/Excise/Calendar.ics
- Click the “Add” button
- The “Subscription Options” window should pop up
- Change the calendar name and description if you so desire
- Click “OK”
Notes:
- Outlook 2010 will update the Tax Calendar every time you send and receive email
- To display or hide the Tax Calendar, click the box next to the calendar name under “Other Calendars”
Subscribe to the Tax Calendar using iCal
Subscribing
- Open iCal
- Select “Calendar, Subscribe”
- Copy and paste one of the following URLs, depending on the calendar that fits your needs:
- All Dates: (includes all general events, employer events and excise events):
http://www.tax.gov/Calendar.ics
- General Dates: (includes all general events, employer events and excise events):
http://www.tax.gov/General/Calendar.ics
- Employer Dates: (includes the general events and employer events):
http://www.tax.gov/Employer/Calendar.ics
- Excise Dates: (includes the general events and excise events):
http://www.tax.gov/Excise/Calendar.ics
- Click “Subscribe”
- There are no Alarms, Attachments or To Do, so disregard these boxes.
- Select a refresh period other than “No” from the “auto-refresh” dropdown box.
- Click “Okay”
Notes
- All events in these calendars are all day events and will appear in the all day section of iCal.
- You may hide or display the Tax Calendars by clicking the check box next to the name.
- You can remove the Tax Calendar by selecting the title and pressing delete.
- In order to be up to date, it is recommended that you select a refresh period rather than leaving it set to the default, which is no refresh rate.