About TaxAct
TaxAct is a US tax filing service that lets people prepare and e-file their returns online. It has separate offerings for individuals, businesses and tax professionals, and the homepage emphasizes a guided process in which the software walks users through their information, with expert help available if they get stuck.
New customers can create an account and start a return for free, and the homepage describes a single flat price that covers the federal return and all state returns. The site also hosts tax resources and help content, and prominently shows customer ratings. TaxAct is a hosted commercial product, so returns are prepared and filed through the vendor's website rather than on your own servers.
Key features
- Online tax preparation and e-filing
- Separate options for individuals and businesses
- Product line for tax professionals
- Option to start filing for free
- Expert help available when needed
- Federal and state returns under one flat price
Good fit for
- →Filing a personal return online
- →Small businesses preparing business returns
- →Tax professionals filing client returns
- Tags
- tax-filing
- tax-preparation
- e-filing
- personal-taxes
- business-taxes
- us-taxes
- tax-software
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