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## Notes from the partners

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### [![An accountant working at a laptop by a window](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/tickmark/photos/v5/v5-work-laptop-window-desk.jpg) Tax · 4 min What an extension changes about your filing date An extension moves the date your return is due. The payment date, interest and your next estimated payment stay where ...](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog/what-an-extension-changes-about-your-filing-date?hsLang=en)

### [![An owner working on a laptop in a home office](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/tickmark/photos/v5/v5-work-home-office-laptop.jpg) Tax · 4 min Estimated tax for owners with uneven income How estimated tax works when business income arrives unevenly: the 2026 due dates, the prior-year safe harbor and the ...](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog/estimated-tax-for-owners-with-uneven-income?hsLang=en)

### [![Two colleagues reviewing a document at a desk](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/tickmark/photos/v5/v5-meeting-desk-review.jpg) Bookkeeping · 4 min The records a lender asks for What a business lender usually asks to see, why each record matters, and how to have the file ready before you apply.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog/the-records-a-lender-asks-for?hsLang=en)

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### [![An accountant working at a laptop by a window](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/tickmark/photos/v5/v5-work-laptop-window-desk.jpg) Tax · 4 min What an extension changes about your filing date An extension moves the date your return is due. The payment date, interest and your next estimated payment stay where ...](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog/what-an-extension-changes-about-your-filing-date?hsLang=en)

### [![An owner working on a laptop in a home office](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/tickmark/photos/v5/v5-work-home-office-laptop.jpg) Tax · 4 min Estimated tax for owners with uneven income How estimated tax works when business income arrives unevenly: the 2026 due dates, the prior-year safe harbor and the ...](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog/estimated-tax-for-owners-with-uneven-income?hsLang=en)

### [![Two colleagues reviewing a document at a desk](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/tickmark/photos/v5/v5-meeting-desk-review.jpg) Bookkeeping · 4 min The records a lender asks for What a business lender usually asks to see, why each record matters, and how to have the file ready before you apply.](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog/the-records-a-lender-asks-for?hsLang=en)

### [![A laptop and reading glasses on a desk](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/tickmark/photos/v5/v5-detail-laptop-glasses.jpg) Bookkeeping · 4 min Reading your own profit and loss How an owner reads a profit and loss statement: gross margin, overhead, what the report leaves out, and the questions ...](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog/reading-your-own-profit-and-loss?hsLang=en)

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### [![An owner working on a laptop in a home office](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/tickmark/photos/v5/v5-work-home-office-laptop.jpg) Tax · 4 min Estimated tax for owners with uneven income How estimated tax works when business income arrives unevenly: the 2026 due dates, the ... Daniel Reed · Sep 15, 2026](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog/estimated-tax-for-owners-with-uneven-income?hsLang=en)

### [![Two colleagues reviewing a document at a desk](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/tickmark/photos/v5/v5-meeting-desk-review.jpg) Bookkeeping · 4 min The records a lender asks for What a business lender usually asks to see, why each record matters, and how to have the ... Denise Carter · Sep 8, 2026](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog/the-records-a-lender-asks-for?hsLang=en)

### [![A laptop and reading glasses on a desk](https://www.nopethemes.com/hubfs/tickmark/photos/v5/v5-detail-laptop-glasses.jpg) Bookkeeping · 4 min Reading your own profit and loss How an owner reads a profit and loss statement: gross margin, overhead, what the report ... Eleanor Ashcombe · Sep 1, 2026](https://www.nopethemes.com/tickmark/blog/reading-your-own-profit-and-loss?hsLang=en)

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