10/27/2026
Quick heads up for my small business friends: the last estimated tax payment of the year is due January 15.
Here's what I'd do this week. Open QuickBooks, pull a year-to-date profit and loss report, and see if it looks right. Are all your bank accounts reconciled through September? Is anything sitting in "Uncategorized"? If something looks off, it's much easier to sort out now than in January when everyone is scrambling.
It takes about 15 minutes, and your CPA will thank you. And if you open that report and think "I'd rather not," I get it. That's what I do, and I'm always glad to help.