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Calculate your Estimated Tax Payments

Published 28 days ago • 1 min read

Hello Reader,

June 15th (the due date for estimated tax payments), has come and gone. But those trixy estimated tax payments haven't disappeared. They're still hovering.

AND MEGAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO PAY IN!?

Is what friends and family regularly say to me. And, I get it. These seem a little bit daunting. You want to get ahead of estimated tax payments now. You don't want to make a big tax payment next April.

Reader, I don't want you to, either.

I want you to go forth in 2026 making estimated tax payments confidently. I want you to know what you might owe, to be able to adjust based on your current situation, keep as much money in your pocket today as possible, and make informed decisions.

I have two options for you:

  • Projections and Planning - this is a service Crayon Advisory offers. This is where we wrap our arms around you and ensure your 2026 projections are tidy and your estimated tax payments are understood. Get started by getting to know us and letting us get to know you.
  • An as-yet developed step-by-step guide to calculating your own estimated tax payments. This guide will have my steps I use with my clients and a spreadsheet you can use to calculate your estimated tax payments. It won't be free. But it will be less than $50 at the first offering.

Want that second option?

Reply and let me know. Also, tell me what that value is for you. Is it $20? $5? Something more? Less? I'm super curious.

Until next week.

Megan

Crayon Advisory, LLC

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