AI Tax Prep

Your tax return, prepared for you

Upload your documents and Taylor assembles the whole return, every form, every number, then a licensed CPA signs it before you file.

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Return · 2025 · Draft

Assembling

Wages, W-2

$184,200

Business income

$58,400

Home office

−$3,600

Mileage

−$2,140

Estimated refund

$2,980

Ready to review

A CPA has signed off

Approve

How prep works

Tax prep with AI, done for you.

01

Upload docs

Drop in your forms. The Vault sorts and reads them.

02

Taylor assembles

Every schedule built from your documents automatically.

03

A CPA signs off

A licensed CPA reviews and signs the finished return.

04

Ready to file

Approve the finished return whenever you're ready.

The difference

Prepare your taxes faster without the headache

waiting until April

6hrs

average time assembling a return by hand

Chase down every form yourself

Re-enter every number into software

Never sure it's actually right

$750–$2,000+ for a CPA to prep it

With Deduction

Zero

forms you fill in yourself

Documents read and sorted for you

Every schedule assembled automatically

A CPA signs before you file

$499/year, prep, filing, and advice

Why it works

A finished tax return, waiting for your thumbs up

Docs read for you

Upload your forms once and Taylor reads, sorts, and pulls every number.

Return assembled

Taylor builds every schedule and form straight from your documents.

Handles the hard stuff

RSUs, ISOs, crypto, rental income, and K-1s, all prepared correctly.

CPA-signed

A licensed CPA reviews and signs your finished return before filing.

One flat fee

$499/year covers full prep, filing, and unlimited CPA advice.

Who it's for

Built for complicated returns across all income types

Tech employees

RSUs, ISOs, ESPP, multi-state, handled.

1099 self-employed paperwork

Quarterly estimates and every deduction, tracked.

Content creators

Gear, home studio, and platform income, sorted.

Sole proprietors

Schedule C without the spreadsheet.

Last-minute estimates

Know what you owe before the deadline.

Late tax filers

Back years and extensions, caught up calmly.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About AI Tax Prep.

Which AI is best for income tax?

The best AI tax prep is the kind a licensed CPA stands behind. General chatbots explain rules but cannot file. Consumer software bolts AI onto a questionnaire you still complete yourself. Deduction is a full AI tax firm: Taylor, CPAI prepares your return, and a licensed CPA reviews and signs it.

How to use AI for income tax?

With Deduction, you start by sending your documents and talking normally. No forms, no interview wizard. Taylor reads your W-2s, 1099s, K-1s, and receipts, asks follow-up questions by text or email, finds deductions, and drafts an IRS-ready return. A licensed CPA reviews it, you approve, and it gets filed.

How is AI used in tax planning?

Planning is where AI pays off most, because it runs year-round instead of once each April. Taylor watches your income, deductions, and life changes as they happen, then flags moves worth making before December 31: retirement contributions, timing income, harvesting losses, quarterly estimates. Your CPA handles the judgment calls.

Can I use AI to prepare my tax return?

Yes, and the question that matters is who is accountable for the result. At Deduction, Taylor prepares your return from your actual documents, then a licensed CPA reviews and signs it before e-filing. You get the speed of automation with a professional's name on the return, backed by our 100% accuracy guarantee.

What is the best AI for tax preparation?

Judge AI tax prep on three things: does it work from your real documents, does a licensed professional review the output, and does it actually file for you. Most tools fail at least one. Deduction does all three, which is why it operates as a firm rather than software with a chat window.

Is AI good at tax advice?

It depends on supervision. AI is excellent at reading documents, spotting patterns across a full year, and recalling rules instantly, but it can be confidently wrong on edge cases. Deduction pairs that speed with human review, so every answer Taylor gives is backed by CPAs you can escalate to.

PRICING

$499 a year. No surprises.

No hourly rates. No per-form charges. Quoted upfront.

Flat fee
100% accuracy guarantee
CPA-reviewed

Ready to never file again?

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