Free Tax Tools to Help You

Plan, Estimate, and Optimize Your Taxes

10 professional-grade tools to estimate refunds, plan payments, and evaluate your filing choices before you file.

Most used tool

Refund Estimator

Estimate your federal refund in under 2 minutes.

Education-only. No filing required.

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Filing & Refund

Refund Estimator

Estimate your federal tax refund for 2025.

Takes ~2 min

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Do I Need to File?

Check if you likely need to file a federal return.

Takes ~2 min

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Filing Status Helper

Find your most likely filing status quickly.

Takes ~3 min

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Income & Self-Employment

Self-Employment Tax Estimator

Estimate self-employment tax and quarterly amount.

Takes ~3 min

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1099 vs W-2 Helper

Compare worker type impact on your taxes.

Takes ~3 min

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Which 1099 Did I Get?

Identify the 1099 form tied to your income.

Takes ~2 min

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Planning & Payments

Withholding Checkup

See if your paycheck withholding is on track.

Takes ~3 min

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Estimated Payments Checker

Check if estimated payments may be needed.

Takes ~2 min

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Quarterly Tax Planner

Plan quarterly payments for variable income.

Takes ~4 min

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Deductions & Optimization

Standard vs Itemized

Compare deduction strategies side by side.

Takes ~5 min

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