09/01/2026
๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: September is your signal to check your estimated taxes.
The third-quarter estimated tax deadline is September 15.
Waiting until the deadline to review your numbers can leave you paying an estimate based on outdated informationโor discovering that you have not saved enough.
Hereโs how to prepare:
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ-๐๐ผ-๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐.
Look at what your business has actually earned through Augustโnot simply how much cash is currently in the bank. Your profit is an important starting point for estimating your potential tax liability.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ: ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
If revenue, expenses, payroll, or owner compensation changed, the estimate you received earlier in the year may no longer reflect your current situation.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ: ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ.
Review federal and Georgia estimated tax payments to make sure they were submitted, applied to the correct tax year, and properly documented.
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ต-๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐.
Your tax payment matters, but so do payroll, operating expenses, debt payments, and upcoming business investments. Planning ahead helps you manage all of them without unnecessary surprises.
A September tax review gives you time to make an informed payment instead of guessing at the last minute.
