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TaxTip.ai
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Free reference site with tax-rate guides and deadlines for the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, and Japan, aimed at individuals and expats.
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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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Technology-driven 1031 exchange qualified intermediary that charges no fee on standard forward exchanges and shares interest earned.
11K visits/mo346 saves
Pricing
No public pricing
Individual Income Tax Return (ITR12): from R249
Provisional Tax Return (IRP6): from R550
Company Tax Return (ITR14): from R699
Reverse Exchange: from $7,000
Improvement Exchange: from $7,500
Core features
- ✦Country-specific tax guides for six major economies
- ✦Current tax rate ranges and filing deadlines per country
- ✦Summaries of annual tax law changes for each country
- ✦Topic-based navigation by rates, deductions, real estate, investments, and more
- ✦Mobile-friendly reference format
- ✦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
- ✦No-fee standard forward 1031 exchanges
- ✦Shares interest earned on exchange funds
- ✦Segregated, FDIC-insured fund accounts (up to $175M)
- ✦$10M fidelity bond and $5M E&O coverage
- ✦Support for reverse and improvement exchanges
- ✦Online, technology-guided exchange process
Use cases
- →Looking up income tax rates or filing deadlines for a specific country
- →Comparing tax systems when considering international relocation
- →Staying current on annual tax law changes in multiple countries
- →General education on how different countries structure income tax
- →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
- →Deferring capital gains on investment property sales
- →Earning interest on parked exchange funds
- →Handling reverse or improvement exchanges
- →Guiding first-time 1031 investors
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