09/04/2026
September 15 is more than another tax date on the calendar.
For many business owners making estimated tax payments, it is an opportunity to check whether the amount being paid still reflects what has actually happened this year.
Maybe revenue increased. Margins changed. Income arrived unevenly. Or the estimate you started the year with simply no longer matches the business.
That is why estimated tax planning should not always mean repeating the same payment four times. Depending on the situation, the calculation may involve a prior-year safe-harbor benchmark, a current-year projection, or the annualized income installment method for income that fluctuates throughout the year.
At Empyrean Financial CPAs, we help business owners review the numbers before the deadline so the payment is based on current information, not an outdated assumption.
September 15 is coming. Make the calculation part of the planning.