Deadline tracker
Deadline tracker
When is the next tax deadline?
A live countdown to the next federal and Minnesota tax deadline — quarterly payments, 1099 dates, and 2026/2027 filing dates, always current.
Resources
Free to read.
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Guides, checklists, and the Minnesota tax calendar — for the moments you’d rather figure something out yourself. When you’d rather hand it off, that’s what we’re here for.
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What’s ready to use.
The calendar, the checklists, and the explainers most often asked for. Pulled into focus first — the rest follow by topic.
Checklist
Personal Tax Document Checklist
What you actually need for your 1040 — sectioned by life situation (W-2 only, self-employed, rental owner, parent, multi-state, retiree) so you skip what doesn't apply.
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Printable
2026 Tax Deadlines — Printable
Every federal and Minnesota date for 2026 in one shareable image — pin it, print it, email it to your team, post it on LinkedIn or Facebook so your network has it too.
Checklists & deadlines
Checklist
Year-End Tax Planning Checklist
Every move still on the table between October and December 31 — retirement contributions, charitable bunching, S-corp salary review, life events.
Guide
1099 Deadline Guide
Who gets a 1099, who doesn't, and how to prep before January 31. Penalties, exceptions, and the 5-step prep workflow for Twin Cities businesses.
Guide
Missed a Tax Deadline?
What the IRS actually does, what the penalties cost, and the right next move for each scenario — late filing, owed but couldn't pay, missed quarterly, got a notice.
Tax topics
Guide
S-corp vs LLC in Minnesota
When the S-corp election actually saves you money. The reasonable-salary rule, payroll cost, and the breakeven net-profit threshold — modeled for Minnesota.
Guide
Quarterly Estimated Taxes
Who owes them, when they're due, the two safe-harbor calculation methods, and how to set up payments cleanly. Federal + Minnesota.
Guide
K-1 Income Explained
If you got a Schedule K-1, here's what it means, why the numbers don't match what you actually got paid, and how it lands on your 1040.
Self-employed & specialty
Guide
Home Office Deduction Rules
Who qualifies under current IRS rules, simplified vs. actual method, and why W-2 employees can't claim it even after the pandemic.
Guide
Mileage Deduction for Self-Employed
Standard rate vs. actual cost, what miles qualify, the recordkeeping the IRS actually wants, and what to do if you didn't track this year.
Guide
How to Read a P&L
The Profit & Loss statement, no jargon — what each section means, what's normal, and the three numbers that actually tell you whether the business is healthy.
For sellers across state lines
Guide
Sales Tax Nexus by State
When your e-commerce business owes sales tax in states you've never been to — the post-Wayfair rules, the $100K thresholds, and the tools that make it manageable.
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