Dog tired of hearing about taxes? Sorry, but these dog days of August are a great time to make some beneficial late summer tax moves.
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Technically, the Dog Days of Summer take up more of July than August. But July is so identified as America’s birthday month, I’m sure it doesn’t mind the following 31 days being more popularly associated with the canine descriptor.
So, I’m sticking with that take, and relying on some canine terms to talk about August tax tasks and tips to make them easier to complete.
Fetch the info you’ll need. This year, we get another shot at some of the tax law changes that were implemented for our 2025 taxes in the middle of that year.
That includes planning for how we can benefit from the tax breaks on tip income, interest paid on certain new auto loans, and the bonus deduction for older filers.
And for 2026, the new Trump Account investment for young people is officially available.
Obey the rules. This is a given every month. You need to know, and heed, the tax laws. Again, that means checking out the changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) to ensure that we don’t inadvertently negate our chances to lower our tax bills.
Be open to new tricks. Taxes are one of life’s few constants, but so are the changes to them. Be flexible to maximize your tax savings.
For example, just because you’ve filed one way for years doesn’t mean it’s always the best way to do your taxes. Maybe big medical bills and the OBBBA’s temporary increase in the state and local taxes (SALT) claim mean that this is the tax year you’ll finally (or again) benefit from itemizing.
A tax professional can help you find and properly claim all these new (and long-standing) legal tax tricks.
The following August tax tips also will give you an idea of tax moves you might want to explore further with your tax pro. And with that, no more dogging it! On to this month’s tax tips!
- August back-to-school tax holidays wind down summer — With fall semesters looming, August is prime back-to-school sales tax holiday season. Three states wrap up July and welcome August with tax-free events. Another continues its holiday into the coming month. And 12 have new tax-free events throughout August. (July 30, 2026)
Yes, the monthly tax tips once again are crossing calendar boundaries The end-of-July date on August’s first tax tip is correct, since three of this month’s tax-exempt shopping periods began at the end of July and continued into the early days of August. Now, to August proper, with the bulk of the summer’s tax holidays and more!
… - 5 tax moves to make this August — August brings us the sunsetting of summer. But as you rush to wring the most recreational value out of the waning season, don’t forget about taxes. Taking care of some tax tasks now can pay off in savings now and fewer hassles come filing time next year. Here are five tax moves to consider this August. (Aug. 2, 2026)
- Don’t miss out on August’s remaining sales tax holidays — Fall classes are about to start. Sales tax holidays can help you save on supplies. Here are the remaining events in a dozen states this August. Eleven of them begin this coming weekend. (Aug. 5, 2026)
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I can’t tell you how thrilled I and the chilling corgi above (who just happens to be the best poster pup ever for the Dog Days of summer) are that you want to spend the end of summer checking out more tax tips.
Rest assured, as the season’s (and year’s) remaining months arrive, those pages will fill up with timely tax information.
For now though, while you can can click on all the tax tip page links below. They are live in the sense that the links will open to the monthly pages instead of going to my 404 page.
But the September through December tax tips pages pages don’t have any advice yet because, well, they haven’t arrived. Instead, you’ll find an enthusiastic fellow telling you to whoa up! (Imagine the Texas twang associated with that phrase. 😉).
Again, I appreciate your wanting more tax tips, and your patience on waiting for them to be posted.
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