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Make your January smooth by following this year-end checklist. Take these important steps beforehand and lower your tax payments. Tax filing deadlines for 2027 added as a bonus.

QuickBooks Online has added more new tools in the past year than in many years before. Most are built on Intuit's AI, which it calls Intuit Intelligence. Here are the updates small business owners will notice most, based on Intuit's Summer 2026 product update. 1. Invoicing on autopilot QuickBooks can now draft invoices from documents you've saved, like a quote or sales order, and schedule payment reminders. You review each invoice before it goes out. This is in beta with mont

Every dollar you legally deduct is a dollar you don't pay tax on. The IRS allows businesses to deduct expenses that are ordinary and necessary. Here are eight that small business owners often overlook. 1. Business miles: 72.5 cents per mile For 2026, the IRS standard mileage rate is 72.5 cents per business mile, up 2.5 cents from 2025 (IRS). Trips to clients, the bank, the post office and supply stores count. Your commute from home to a regular workplace does not. Tip: Keep a

If you run a small business, 2026 brings some of the friendliest federal tax changes in years: bigger write-offs for equipment, less 1099 paperwork, and a richer credit for offering paid leave. Most of these come from the tax law signed on July 4, 2025, which the IRS now calls the Working Families Tax Cuts (you may also see it called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or OBBBA). Here are five changes worth knowing before year-end planning and filing season, all checked against I