fondo-prod-checklist

Fondo Production Checklist

Year-End Tax Filing Readiness

Integrations

• All bank accounts connected and syncing
• Payroll provider connected (all W-2 and 1099 data)
• Revenue sources connected (Stripe, invoicing)
• Expense tools connected (Brex, Ramp, Expensify)

Bookkeeping

• All 12 months closed and reviewed
• No outstanding categorization questions in Dashboard
• Intercompany transactions reconciled
• Equity events recorded (fundraise, options exercised)
• Fixed assets and depreciation logged

R&D Tax Credits

• R&D employees identified and tagged
• Qualifying activities documented
• Contractor R&D hours logged
• Cloud compute costs allocated to R&D
• CPA team interview completed

Tax Filing

• Federal return (Form 1120) preparation started
• State returns for registered states identified
• Form 6765 (R&D credit) included
• Estimated tax payments reviewed
• Extension filed if needed (Form 7004 by March 15)

Board Reporting

• Annual P&L finalized
• Balance sheet reviewed
• Cap table reconciled with equity events
• Runway projection updated

Key Deadlines

Deadline	Filing	Notes
Jan 31	W-2 / 1099 issuance	Via payroll provider
Mar 15	S-corp / partnership returns (or extension)	Form 7004 for extension
Apr 15	C-corp return (or extension)	Form 6765 for R&D credit
Sep 15	Extended S-corp / partnership due	After extension
Oct 15	Extended C-corp due	After extension

Resources

• Fondo TaxPass
• IRS Form 1120

Next Steps

For version updates, see fondo-upgrade-migration.