Accounting blog topics for CPA firms

Publish these in December and January and update the dates each year.

1. What to bring to your tax appointmentA real checklist by client type: W-2 employee, freelancer, landlord, business owner.
2. Do you need to file an extension?An extension gives more time to file. Any tax owed is still due by the April deadline.
3. Got a letter from the IRS? Here's what to doDon't ignore it, read which notice it is, call us. Link the IRS page on notices.
4. What our tax prep costs and what changes the priceYour fee ranges by return type. Readers compare these.
5. Freelancers: how quarterly estimated taxes workWho has to pay them, the due dates and how to figure the amount.

Owners search these before they hire anyone. Answer them well and the call comes to you.

1. LLC or S corp: which fits your business?When the S corp election starts to make sense and what it costs to run.
2. When to hire a bookkeeper, and when you need a CPABe honest about the tasks software handles.
3. Running payroll for your first employeeRegistrations, deposits and the forms that come due. Use your state's agencies by name.
4. Who needs a 1099 from youContractors, the forms, the deadline. Link the IRS instructions.
5. How to read your profit and loss statementA sample P&L, line by line, with the questions to ask.
6. Cash or accrual accounting for a small businessWho can use which and how it changes taxes.

Publish in October and November, when clients still have time to act.

1. Year-end tax moves for small business ownersEquipment purchases, retirement plan deadlines, bonuses. Date it.
2. What the latest federal tax law changes mean for your returnName the law and link the IRS guidance. Stick to what changed.
3. Should you set up a retirement plan for your business?SEP, SIMPLE and 401(k) compared by cost and setup deadline.
4. Planning for a big year: bonuses, a home sale or a business saleWhat to do before December 31 and what can wait.

Prospects read these right before they reach out.

1. How we work with new clients, step by stepYour real onboarding, including the portal and the timeline.
2. Our fees, and why we price this wayFixed fees, hourly or monthly packages. Show the numbers.
3. Meet the partner who handles your industryTheir background and the clients they serve. Good for E-E-A-T.

Tax services advertising is covered by Treasury's Circular 230, and client information is protected by federal law and professional ethics. Your state board of accountancy adds its own rules, so check them before you rely on this list.

This is a summary for planning posts, checked October 16, 2026. It isn't legal advice, and rules change, so confirm the current version at each source.

Draftly sets your firm's voice from your website and writes the full post from a topic, with a URL slug, meta title and meta description. It never needs client returns, so keep client details out of the topics you type.

A CPA checks the numbers and the tax year, adds your fees and deadlines, and puts their name on it. Then publish to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Ghost, Squarespace or HubSpot. Firms that serve clients in several niches can run a separate website and voice for each.

Before you write anything new, try the free content refresh checker. Tax posts go stale every year, and the checker lists the posts on your blog that haven't been updated in a year. The rest of the free tools are on the tools page.