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Tax Deadlines
Important tax filing deadlines and compliance dates to remember
The St. Louis Tornado Tax Deadline Has Passed — Here's What Business Owners Still Need to Know
The IRS pushed most federal tax deadlines for the May 16, 2025 St. Louis tornado (FEMA DR-4877) to November 3, 2025 — but the Section 165(i) election to deduct disaster losses on a 2024 return stays open until October 15, 2026, and penalty-free retirement withdrawals and SBA loans up to $2 million remain in play for affected businesses.
Typhoon Sinlaku Tax Relief for the Northern Mariana Islands: What the November 2, 2026 IRS Deadline Covers
After Super Typhoon Sinlaku struck Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Northern Islands on April 11, 2026 (FEMA declaration DR-4910), the IRS postponed filing and payment deadlines falling between April 11 and November 2, 2026 to November 2 — automatically, for any taxpayer with an address of record in the CNMI. Here's what's covered, the April 27 payroll-deposit cutoff that already passed, and the Section 165(i) election that can put a refund in your hands by October 15.
Hawaii Storm Tax Relief: What the August 20, 2026 IRS Deadline Covers — and the Earlier State Deadline It Doesn't
The IRS postponed tax deadlines to August 20, 2026 for Honolulu, Maui, and Kauai counties after the March 2026 Kona Low storms — but Hawaii's separate Form L-115 state relief closes July 20, and SBA loan deadlines fall on August 13, 2026 (physical damage) and January 7, 2027 (EIDL). Here's who qualifies, what's automatic, and the casualty-loss election that can accelerate a refund.
The Section 174 R&D Catch-Up Deadline Just Passed. Here's What Small Businesses Should Do Now
The OBBBA's one-time retroactive Section 174 election for 2022–2024 R&D amortization closed July 6, 2026, but the standard three-year R&D credit window and permanent 2025+ immediate expensing under Section 174A remain available to small businesses.
IFTA Fuel Tax: A Quarterly Filing Guide for Owner-Operators
IFTA returns are due four times a year, and two consecutive missed filings can get an owner-operator's fuel tax license revoked. This guide covers the quarterly deadlines, the $50-or-10% late penalty, the four-year record retention rule, the audit triggers auditors actually look for, and the recordkeeping habits that keep filings painless.
IRS Small Business Penalty Overhaul for 2026: New Rates and Automatic Relief
For 2025 tax year returns filed in 2026, the IRS charges partnerships and S-corps $255 per partner or shareholder per month for late Forms 1065 and 1120-S, plus $330 per late Schedule K-1, while a new automatic relief program forgives first-time penalties for taxpayers with three years of clean compliance history.
Payroll Tax Deposit Lookback Period: Monthly vs Semiweekly Depositor Guide
The IRS payroll tax deposit lookback period runs from July 1 of the second preceding year through June 30 of the prior year; employers reporting $50,000 or less in that window deposit monthly, those above it deposit semiweekly, and accumulating $100,000 or more in liability on a single day triggers a next-day deposit requirement and semiweekly status through the following year.
Why Your K-1 Is Always Late (and What to Do About It This Year)
Late Schedule K-1s are the norm, not the exception — a Form 7004 extension pushes partnership and S-corp returns, and every K-1 tied to them, to September 15, a full five months past the April 15 personal deadline. The fix is a simple playbook, file Form 4868, pay at least 90% of a good-faith estimate, and amend with Form 1040-X once the real numbers arrive.
Tanning Salon Bookkeeping: Tracking the 10% Federal Excise Tax and Form 720
Indoor tanning services carry a 10% federal excise tax reported quarterly on IRS Form 720 Part II, and salons that don't isolate it in a dedicated liability account and itemize bundled packages are the ones examiners flag.
IRS FIRE System Shutdown: What 1099 and W-2 Filers Need to Know About IRIS
The IRS retires the FIRE e-filing system on December 31, 2026, requiring all 1099 and W-2 filers to switch to IRIS for tax year 2026 returns, and a new Transmitter Control Code alone can take 45 or more days to approve.
The Sales Tax Vendor Discount: A Small-Business Guide to Getting Paid for Filing on Time
About 30 U.S. states let businesses keep a percentage of the sales tax they collect — a vendor discount or collection allowance — for filing and paying on time, with Colorado eliminating its discount and South Dakota suspending its own heading into 2026.
Section 30C EV Charger Credit Before the June 30, 2026 Cliff: Census Tracts, Prevailing Wage, and Form 8911
The Section 30C credit returns 30% of EV charger cost — up to $1,000 per port for homeowners and $100,000 per port for businesses — but sunsets after June 30, 2026. A line-by-line guide to census tract eligibility, prevailing wage and apprenticeship rules, depreciation interaction, recapture, and Form 8911.