It’s over! With October’s extended filing deadline behind us, it is now time to focus on year-end moves to reduce our 2026 tax bills.
The ol’ blog will be doing that as we head into the last 75 days and few hours left in the year. To that end, between yelling for (and at) college football teams today, I’ve been doing some blog housekeeping.
Not to bore you with the details, but the Tax Tips section has been updated. The countdown clock there is where I got the number of days (and hours) left in 2026.
I also updated the October Tax Tips page. I’ll be adding to it (and November and December pages when those months arrive), again primarily with tax moves to make by Dec. 31 that could help reduce still accruing tax obligations.
Interspersed among the tax tasks will be, of course, some seasonal tax tidbits. What are the end-of-year holidays without some ties to taxes? (You’re welcome in advance! 😉)
The next big thing on the tax horizon is the annual Internal Revenue Service release of inflation adjustments. When those numbers for 2027 are announced, I’ll post them in the ol’ blog’s annual 10-part series (a la the 2026 version).
That inflation info will join the already announced Social Security 2027 taxable wage base data, as well as changes next year to tax-favored health saving accounts (HSAs).
That’s it. That’s today’s post. A little preview as we look at wrapping up tax year 2026.
Mainly, I just wanted to share the tax tips section and October page updates. And yes, it’s a bit of shameless self-promotion.
It’s been a year now since I moved Don’t Mess With Taxes, with its new look, to a new platform. Really! That long. As the old saying sorta says, time flies when you’re having tax fun!
Some glitches still pop up. My apologies for any inconveniences. They tick me off, too! And I am still learning how to deal with them, along with generally how things here work.
So, when I do successfully maneuver it, I want to share! Since you dropped by, I hope you find it useful.
Now back to football. Then to game 4 of the MLB American League Championship Series.
Whatever you’re doing, all y’all have a fun, and non-tax, rest of your weekend, too.
