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Year-end bookkeeping checklist: close your 2026 books before tax season

Six areas to review before December 31, so your 2026 tax return starts from clean, reconciled numbers instead of a January scramble.

Business Bookkeeping2 min read

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  1. Extended your 2025 tax return? File by October 15

    An extension moved your filing deadline, not your payment deadline. What to do before October 15, 2026, and what happens if you miss it.

    Individual taxes2 min read

  2. Form 5472: the filing many foreign-owned LLCs miss

    If you live outside the US and own a single-member LLC here, the IRS expects Form 5472 every year, even when the company earned nothing.

    LLC taxes2 min read

  3. Monthly bookkeeping, and why it pays off in April

    Books kept every month cost less to fix, catch more deductions, and turn tax season into a short review.

    Bookkeeping2 min read

  4. Opening a US LLC: the steps, in order

    From choosing the state to the first annual report, this is the sequence we follow when a client opens a company, including clients who live abroad.

    Business formation2 min read

  5. Which tax return does your business file?

    LLC, partnership, S corporation or C corporation: the form, the due date, and what changes for the owners.

    Corporation taxes2 min read

  6. Term or permanent life insurance? A plain comparison

    Two ways to protect the people who depend on you, and how to tell which one fits your family.

    Insurance2 min read