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Tax Brackets
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Free multi-country income-tax calculator covering US, Japan, Germany, Canada, and France for planning or expatriation.

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taxtim.com
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Guided online tax-filing service for South Africans that imports SARS eFiling data and submits returns directly.

563K visits/mo
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accountable.de
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German tax and accounting app for freelancers, handling taxes, invoicing, bookkeeping and a business account with AI help.

262K visits/mo
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Tabby
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AI bookkeeping assistant for self-employed people and small business owners wanting expenses categorized and taxes tracked automatically.

25K visits/mo
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Flyfin tax
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AI-plus-CPA tax filing service for freelancers and self-employed that finds deductions and files 1099/W-2 returns.

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Pricing

No public pricing

Individual Income Tax Return (ITR12): from R249
Provisional Tax Return (IRP6): from R550
Company Tax Return (ITR14): from R699

No public pricing

Free trial available

Free Forever: $0/mo (up to $15K annual expenses, 1 account)
Standard: $29/mo (up to $200K annual expenses, 3 connected accounts)
Professional: $39/mo (unlimited annual expenses, up to 5 users)

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Core features
  • Country-specific tax calculators for US, Japan, Germany, Canada, and France
  • Support for progressive tax brackets and multiple deduction types
  • US calculator handles federal and state taxes with standard/itemized deductions
  • Japan calculator covers income tax, resident tax, and social insurance
  • Germany calculator includes solidarity surcharge and church tax by tax class
  • Canada calculator combines federal, provincial taxes and RRSP contributions
  • France calculator applies the family quotient system and social contributions
  • Calculations processed locally in the browser for privacy
  • Direct import of tax data from SARS eFiling
  • Step-by-step guided filing questionnaire
  • Automated review checks to catch errors and missed deductions
  • One-click submission of completed returns to SARS
  • Free checker for reviewing SARS auto-assessments
  • Separate packages for individual, provisional, and company tax returns
  • Vehicle logbook and expense tracking tools
  • Automated tax returns with AI assistance
  • Legally compliant e-invoicing
  • Bookkeeping and expense tracking
  • Free business account with tax reserves
  • Access to human tax coaches
  • Automatic bank transaction categorization with claimed 99% accuracy
  • Deduction finder that flags eligible tax write-offs from expenses
  • Real-time expense tracking and spending insights
  • Smart matching of bank transactions to receipts and invoices
  • Conversational Q&A about cash flow, taxes owed, and unpaid invoices
  • One-click QuickBooks migration importing up to 36 months of history
  • AI deduction scanning from linked accounts
  • CPA-prepared and filed returns
  • Quarterly tax estimates
  • CPA-certified AI tax assistant
  • Full audit insurance
  • Support for W-2, 1099, LLC and S/C-corp filings
Use cases
  • Estimating take-home pay or tax owed in a specific country
  • Comparing effective tax rates before relocating or expatriating
  • Personal financial and retirement planning around tax brackets
  • Understanding how deductions and credits affect tax liability
  • Filing an individual income tax return without prior tax knowledge
  • Checking whether to accept or dispute a SARS auto-assessment
  • Submitting provisional tax returns as a freelancer or business owner
  • Filing company tax returns (ITR14)
  • Tracking deductible vehicle and business expenses through the year
  • Filing taxes as a freelancer in Germany
  • Sending compliant invoices
  • Managing self-employed bookkeeping
  • Setting aside tax reserves automatically
  • Automating monthly bookkeeping for a freelancer or gig worker
  • Finding missed tax deductions before filing season
  • Separating personal and business expenses on shared accounts
  • Migrating an existing QuickBooks account to a simpler tool
  • Filing self-employed and freelancer taxes
  • Maximizing tax deductions
  • Quarterly tax planning
  • Getting CPA tax help
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