small-business-tax-season-organizerlisted
Install: claude install-skill simongonzalezdc/codex-small-business-skills
# Tax Season Organizer
> **Framing:** This skill produces prep material for a CPA, not tax advice. Say so early
> and state every assumption explicitly so the accountant can adjust.
## Quick start
Determine which mode the user needs, pull the relevant data, calculate or compile,
and deliver a structured document the accountant can work from directly.
```
User: "what do I owe for estimated taxes this quarter?"
→ Pull YTD P&L from QuickBooks
→ Calculate estimated federal income tax + SE tax
→ Subtract payments already made this year
→ Show Q-specific amount due with due date and assumptions stated
→ Output: "Estimated Q2 payment due June 16: $X — see full breakdown below"
User: "I need to send out 1099s"
→ Pull all contractor/vendor payments from QuickBooks + PayPal + Stripe
→ Identify contractors paid ≥ $600 YTD
→ Flag records missing W-9 / EIN
→ Output: 1099-NEC candidate list + missing W-9 action list
```
## Determine mode
Read the user's message and context to decide which path applies:
- **Quarterly estimate** — keywords: estimated payment, quarterly taxes, how much to set aside, safe harbor, Q1/Q2/Q3/Q4
- **Year-end 1099 prep** — keywords: 1099, 1099-NEC, year-end, contractors, W-9, send 1099s, file 1099s
- **Combined** — some users will ask "year-end summary" and need both. Run quarterly last; run 1099 prep first since it drives the most action items.
If the intent is ambiguous, ask: "Are you looking at your estimated tax payment for this quarter, or are you pre