Tax software price finder
Set your own numbers and see what each tax option costs in dollars, from prices read on each provider’s own page.
- IRS Free File Guided software$0.00Partner coverage of self-employment forms varies
- TaxAct Self-Employed$109.99
Regular published prices only. Introductory offers and tax are left out. Figures are arithmetic on the provider’s own numbers, not a recommendation.
US prices read 29 October 2026. Default: one federal return with freelance income and $60,000 adjusted gross income (state return priced separately).
How it works
The calculator uses only figures each provider publishes. Where a fee is not published, the row says so and the figure leaves it out, which is why such a row ranks after every fully priced one. Introductory discounts are ignored because they end; tax is excluded because it depends on you.
The same code ranks the lists in our tax apps comparisons, using the defaults shown, so the order on those pages is the order this calculator gives for that profile. See how we rank.
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