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TaxAct pricing
TaxAct publishes 5 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 31 August 2026, TaxAct pricing is free, then $59.99/tax-year across 5 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $59.99/tax-year
- Model
- One-time
- Tiers
- 5
- Free tier
- Yes
TaxAct plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Edition | Free | 5 | Entry tier |
| Xpert Assist | $45/tax-year | 1 | +$45/tax-year, 1 more feature |
| Deluxe | $59.99/tax-year | 4 | +$14.990000000000002/tax-year, 4 more features |
| Premier | $99.99/tax-year | 5 | +$39.99999999999999/tax-year, 5 more features |
| Self-Employed | $109.99/tax-year | 2 | +$10/tax-year, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free Edition
FreeThe entry tier. It covers w-2 income, unemployment, basic credits and deductions, student status, for approximately 40% of filers.
Xpert Assist
$45/tax-yearOver Free Edition, this tier adds:
- Unlimited expert help and consultation
Deluxe
$59.99/tax-yearOver Xpert Assist, this tier adds:
- All Free Edition features
- Home ownership deductions
- Childcare and dependent care
- HSA and medical expense support
Premier
$99.99/tax-yearOver Deluxe, this tier adds:
- All Deluxe features
- Investment income and capital gains
- Cryptocurrency reporting
- Rental property income
- Home sale reporting
Self-Employed
$109.99/tax-yearOver Premier, this tier adds:
- Complete business support
- For contractors, freelancers, and sole proprietors
Where TaxAct stops being free
Free Edition, Free
- W-2 income
- Unemployment
- Basic credits and deductions
- Student status
- For approximately 40% of filers
Xpert Assist, $45/tax-year
The first thing you pay for:
- Unlimited expert help and consultation
How that compares in Accounting
Across the 3 accounting tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $13/month. TaxAct starts at $59.99/tax-year, which puts it above the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TaxAct (this page) | Free, then $59.99/tax-year | one-time | - | |
| Rydoo | $10/month | Per user per month | - | vs TaxAct |
| Happay | On request | quote | - | vs TaxAct |
| Moss | On request | quote | - | vs TaxAct |
| Mesh Payments | Free, then $13/month | Per user per month | - | vs TaxAct |
| Medius Expense | On request | quote | - | vs TaxAct |
| Ottimate | On request | quote | - | vs TaxAct |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the TaxAct badges page.
Before you pay for TaxAct
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 5 tiers between Free and $109.99/tax-year, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
TaxAct runs on not recorded. The full record is on the TaxAct review, and the rest of the category is under best accounting tools.
TaxAct pricing questions
- How much does TaxAct cost?
- TaxAct publishes 5 tiers, from Free for Free Edition up to $109.99/tax-year for Self-Employed. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does TaxAct have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free Edition tier costs nothing and covers w-2 income, unemployment, basic credits and deductions. Paying starts at $45/tax-year for Xpert Assist.
- What is the difference between Free Edition and Xpert Assist on TaxAct?
- Xpert Assist costs $45/tax-year against Free, and adds unlimited expert help and consultation.
- Is the Self-Employed plan on TaxAct worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is complete business support, for contractors, freelancers, and sole proprietors. It costs $109.99/tax-year against $45/tax-year for Xpert Assist. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is TaxAct expensive for a accounting tool?
- It starts above the middle of its category. Across the 3 accounting tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $13/month; TaxAct starts at $59.99/tax-year.
- Which accounting tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 accounting tools listed alongside TaxAct have a free tier: Mesh Payments.
- What am I actually paying for with TaxAct?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The TaxAct review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does TaxAct charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 5 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these TaxAct prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare TaxAct against before paying?
- The closest accounting tools in this directory are Rydoo, Happay, Moss, Mesh Payments. Each has a side-by-side comparison with TaxAct covering price, platforms and features.