Alamo Bookkeeping, LLC

🚨 TEXAS BUSINESS OWNERS — TAX DEADLINE REMINDER!

If you file your Texas Sales & Use Tax monthly, your July sales tax return and payment are due:

📅 AUGUST 20, 2026

Don’t wait until you receive a late notice to get your bookkeeping caught up.

✔️ Reconcile your sales
✔️ Verify taxable vs. non-taxable sales
✔️ Make sure collected sales tax matches your books
✔️ File and pay on time

Behind on your bookkeeping? Now is the time to get caught up before Q3 closes.

📚 Alamo Bookkeeping
Keeping your books clean, current & tax-ready.

📅 Q3 2026 IMPORTANT TAX & ACCOUNTING DEADLINES

Business owners, mark your calendars! Q3 runs July 1 through September 30, and several important tax and payroll deadlines are coming up.

JULY
📌 July 15 — June federal payroll tax deposits due for monthly depositors
📌 July 20 — Texas sales tax return & payment due for monthly filers
📌 July 31 — Q2 Form 941 due
📌 July 31 — Q2 FUTA deposit due, if applicable
📌 July 31 — Q2 Texas unemployment wage report & tax payment due

AUGUST
📌 August 17 — July federal payroll tax deposits due for monthly depositors
📌 August 20 — Texas sales tax return & payment due for monthly filers

SEPTEMBER
📌 September 15 — 3rd individual estimated tax payment for 2026 due
📌 September 15 — Extended S-Corporation Form 1120-S returns due
📌 September 15 — Extended Partnership Form 1065 returns due
📌 September 15 — August federal payroll tax deposits due for monthly depositors
📌 September 21 — Texas sales tax return & payment due for monthly filers
📌 September 30 — End of Q3

⚠️ Business owners: Don’t wait until a deadline to get your books in order. Keeping your bookkeeping current throughout the quarter makes payroll reporting, sales tax filings, estimated taxes, and year-end tax preparation much easier.

Deadlines may vary based on your business and filing/deposit requirements.

🇺🇸 Happy Memorial Day from Alamo Bookkeeping 🇺🇸

Today we honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Their courage and dedication will never be forgotten.

Wishing everyone a safe, meaningful, and peaceful Memorial Day spent with family, friends, and gratitude. ❤️🤍💙

The April 15 tax filing deadline has arrived. Do you still need to pay your federal tax bill? The offers multiple easy payment options.

Head on over to www.irs.gov/payments

📌 Quarterly Estimated Taxes Are Due Today

If you’re self-employed, own a business, or earn income without taxes being withheld—today is the deadline to make your quarterly estimated tax payment.

Avoid penalties and stay on track with the IRS by submitting your payment on time.

✔️ Who should pay?
• Self-employed individuals
• Independent contractors
• Small business owners
• Anyone with additional untaxed income

Not sure how much to pay or behind on estimates? We can help you get on track and stay organized for the rest of the year.

Alamo Bookkeeping, LLC
📞 210-980-0610
📧 [email protected]
🌐 Alamobookkeeping.com

Stay compliant. Stay organized.

📢 Waiting on Your Tax Refund?

If you’re claiming the Earned Income Credit (EIC) or the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), the IRS is required by law (PATH Act) to hold your refund until mid-February.

✔️ This applies even if you file early.
✔️ It does NOT mean there’s a problem with your return.
✔️ It’s a federal anti-fraud rule — not a tax office delay.

Most refunds with these credits start releasing after mid-February.

HSAs are always beneficial!

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🕵️ The IRS Uses Algorithms to Flag Returns

The Internal Revenue Service uses a computer scoring system called the DIF (Discriminant Function System) to review tax returns.

Here’s the simple version:
• Every return gets a risk score
• The system compares your return to others with similar income levels
• Returns that look “unusual” get a higher audit potential score
• Higher score = higher chance of being reviewed

It’s not random.
It’s data-driven pattern matching.

For your clients, the real takeaway is this:

👉 Big income swings
👉 Deductions way above industry averages
👉 Large Schedule C losses
👉 High cash businesses

Those are the types of things that raise flags.

Clean books lower risk.
Sloppy books increase it.