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Days remaining
Short timelines matter, but they should be read together with readiness and deadline risk.
GUIDE
How should a CPA firm triage deadlines every Monday?
A reliable deadline workflow starts with a risk-ranked queue, not a calendar dump. DueDateHQ combines source evidence, client context, status, owner, and state-change signals so teams can see what needs attention first.
This guide describes deadline operations, not tax advice.
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WEEKLY TRIAGE
The first question is not what is due next.
The work that deserves attention first is the work where deadline timing, client readiness, missed-deadline risk, and evidence quality create operational urgency.
Missed-deadline risk
Surfacing which filings carry the most risk helps a small team avoid spending the morning on low-priority work.
Source evidence
A row without verified source context should be treated differently from a reviewed obligation.
OPERATING MODEL
A deadline queue should explain why each row is risky.
DueDateHQ keeps client facts, filing profile, state signal, owner, status, and evidence close to the action so the firm can defend the priority order.
Client readiness
Missing materials or unresolved facts can make a later deadline more urgent than an earlier ready one.
Owner assignment
Unowned deadline work is riskier because nobody is accountable for the next review step.
State alerts
State updates should move into review only with source context and affected-client clues.
PRODUCT SURFACE
Triage should land in Today, Deadlines, and evidence review.
The current app uses Dashboard/Today to aggregate risk and Alerts, while the Deadlines queue carries filters, status updates, readiness, extension, risk, evidence, and audit detail.
Today/Dashboard
The homepage answers what to inspect first: open obligations, due-this-week work, review needs, evidence gaps, and Deadline Radar.
Deadlines
The queue preserves URL filters, owner, status, evidence, and detail context so teams can share the same working state.
Audit/Evidence
The evidence drawer and audit timeline explain why the work exists and who changed what, when.
FAQ
Weekly deadline triage questions.
What should a CPA team review first on Monday?
Review the rows with the highest combined operational risk: days remaining, missed-deadline risk, readiness gaps, missing evidence, owner gaps, and state-change impact.
Why is a calendar not enough?
A calendar shows dates. It does not explain client readiness, source confidence, missed-deadline risk, or who owns the next action.
How does DueDateHQ keep triage defensible?
It keeps source evidence, client context, owner, status, and audit history near the deadline action.
See how source evidence supports triage.
The public rule model explains how source-backed signals become reviewed deadline work.