Tax prep software

The Internal Revenue Service vastly overstated the projected costs of operating the free tax prep program before terminating it, according to a new report.

Prime Meridian, a tax solutions provider, officially launched today with a free tax filing solution supported by former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel.

New data shines a light on some of the uncertainty that exists out there among accountants when it comes to agentic AI.

Senate and House Democrats introduced legislation to bring back the Direct File free tax preparation program that was ended by the Trump administration.

April's tax platform for wealth managers can be used as either a standalone product or embedded into existing workflows.

The startup has raised $138 million to date and said its platform is used by about 30% of the top 25 accounting firms and 20% of the top 150 firms.

Plus, TaxRock announces 2.0 edition; MyCPE One launches comprehensive learning and development services; and other accounting tech news and updates.

While most taxpayers tend to procrastinate on doing their taxes, they're even more hesitant to trust artificial intelligence to do their taxes for them.

Free File program; state tax changes; college costs climbing; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The tax solutions provider isn't aiming to compete with CPAs.

Accrual, a tax prep and review platform for firms that launched today with $75 million in funding, already supports every federal and state tax form, as well as the unstructured data to fill it.

Accrual is part of General Catalyst's $1.5 billion Creation fund for startups building AI tools for industries not typically first adopters of new technology.

Tax and software provider Ryan acquired Meritax Advisors, expanding its property tax capabilities.

Taxes are heavily context dependent, complex and require precise calculations. The consequences of getting them wrong are significant.

April, a tax solutions platform, announced a partnership that will allow debit card holders to file their 2025 federal and state tax returns for free on PayPal's platform.

Neuberger Berman is buying a $1.2 billion minority stake in tax advisory and software provider Ryan LLC.

The word "transformation" doesn't do justice to the kinds of seismic changes that have started to take root in the accounting profession over the past year.

The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that offered it this year.