Tax Planning
Tax Planning
Deciding and acting ahead of the year.
Quarterly taxes, explained one more way
Why the IRS wants four payments, a 30 percent rule you can start using today, what changes when you already run S-corp payroll, and the June date almost everybody misses.
6 min read·August 4, 2026
Why running payroll doesn't mean your taxes are handled
Your payroll withholds against your salary, not the K-1 profit above it. Here is where the gap comes from, and why bumping your own withholding beats writing quarterly checks.
5 min read·August 7, 2026
What to do about quarterly taxes when you have no idea what you'll make
You are not required to predict the future. Last year's safe harbor, the annualized method for genuinely seasonal income, and why the penalty is really just interest.
6 min read·August 11, 2026
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