October 15 feels like the villain every year. It is not. The deadline is fixed, but the rush is built weeks earlier when extension work sits untouched.
The Quiet Months Are The Trap
July and August look calm because the filing deadline is still far away.
That is exactly why they matter. By July, late K-1s, corrected 1099s, cost segregation studies, and other extension documents are often finally available. Clients are reachable. The calendar has room.
Then too many firms treat that stretch like downtime.
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