Tax

Tax planning before year-end. Not tax surprises after.

Sherpa Tax gives business owners a year-round plan for what they’ll owe, what they can do about it, and when to act. Quarterly planning, estimated-payment guidance, multi-entity coordination, and tax-saving opportunities identified before the window closes.

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Your tax year, planned4 CHECKPOINTS
Q1Prior-year close & filing strategyJan–Mar
Q2Mid-year planning & entity reviewApr–Jun
Q3Pre-year-end projection. Prevents February.Jul–Sep
Q4Year-end execution, not reactionOct–Dec
February problem

You found out too late. Now the options are gone.

The year closes. The books get cleaned up. The return lands in your inbox weeks later, and the number is bigger than expected.

You owe more than planned. The cash is not set aside. And by the time you find out, many of the best tax-saving moves are already off the table.

That is what happens when tax is treated as filing instead of planning. Filing tells you what already happened. Planning gives you time to do something about it.

We do the second.

Quarterly meetings

Four planning checkpoints, every year.

Q1
January–March
  • Prior-year close and filing strategy
  • Estimated payment review
  • Quarterly projection for the current year
Q2
April–June
  • Mid-year planning session
  • Entity structure review (S-corp windows, multi-entity questions)
  • Compensation strategy for owner-operators
Q3
July–September
  • Pre-year-end projection. This is the one that prevents February.
  • Equipment, retirement, and deferral decisions while there’s still time
  • Section 179 / bonus depreciation planning
Q4
October–December
  • Year-end execution: planned moves, not reactive ones
  • Estimated Q4 payment finalized
  • Next year mapped before next year starts
What you get

A tax partner built into your operating rhythm.

Year-round planning

Four quarterly planning sessions, not one annual filing conversation.

Federal, state & multi-state filing

Preparation and submission handled on time, across every state where your business operates.

Multi-entity coordination

Pass-through entities, holding companies, real estate, and related-party activity coordinated cleanly.

Estimated tax payments planned ahead

Quarterly estimates mapped throughout the year so the cash impact is expected, not surprising.

IRS and state notice support

You forward the notice. We review it, explain it, and respond on your behalf when appropriate.

Tax-saving opportunities identified early

Planning tied to your actual numbers so the right moves are evaluated before deadlines pass.

Starting at
$XXX/ return
Pricing

Tax pricing based on complexity. Monthly billing available to keep it predictable.

Starting at $XXXfor an individual return or single pass-through entity, with monthly billing available if you’d rather smooth it across the year. Multi-entity, multi-state, and higher-complexity returns are scoped after the tax roadmap so the pricing matches the work.

No surprise April invoice. No unclear add-ons. Just a year-round tax relationship built around planning, filing, and what your business actually needs.

Tax planning is included with Acceleration and available as a standalone service. See Services →

Stronger together

Tax gets stronger when the numbers are current.

Tax planning alone gives you

A more predictable spring.

  • A clearer April
  • Year-round planning instead of filing-season surprises
  • A tax team that understands your business through the return, planning sessions, and entity structure

You do not have to start with both. Most owners eventually do.

Start with tax, or start with both

Tax season doesn’t have to surprise you again.

Two minutes tells you whether Sherpa Tax fits, on its own or paired with accounting. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so on the first round.

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