Instead | AI agent for tax planning and filing

Where tax work gets done

Tax software hasn't changed in 30 years. Instead replaces the engine entirely. One AI agent that owns research, planning, preparation, filing, and defense.

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$5B+

in tax savings identified

1,000s

of tax strategies

2,000+

returns prepared by single tax staff

Nationwide

Filing anywhere in the United States

5

entity types supported

Built for everyone who does tax work

Whether you run a firm, lead a tax team, or manage your own finances.

CPA firms

Replace offshore prep staff and seasonal contractors. One person handles hundreds of returns with the agent. Scale the firm without scaling headcount.

For CPA firms →

Tax preparers

Upload documents. The agent prepares, resolves diagnostics, and builds workpapers. Review and e-file. Faster returns, fewer errors.

For tax preparers →

Corporate tax teams

Multi-entity compliance across every jurisdiction. The agent handles the complexity so your team can focus on strategy and advisory.

For corporate tax →

Family offices

Multi-entity structures, trusts, partnerships, and individual returns. The agent manages the full picture across every entity and every generation.

For family offices →

Businesses

Manage S-corps, C-corps, partnerships, and personal returns from a single conversation. The agent understands how your entities interact.

For businesses →

High net worth individuals

Complex taxes, investment portfolios, real estate holdings, and multi-state filing. The agent finds every deduction and optimizes your total tax picture.

For high net worth →
How it works

The product, in three layers

Navigation structured around entity types, then agent features, then built-in capabilities.

Layer 1

Every entity type

1040s, 1120s, 1120-S, 1065, 1041. Individuals to trusts. The agent handles the full complexity of each.

Individuals C corporations S corporations Partnerships Trusts & Estates 706 · 709 · 990 · 5500 · 2290
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Layer 2

The agent

A dedicated AI agent assigned to every client. Full context across entities, workflows, and firm-wide operations.

Entity Agent Multi-Entity Firm Agent Workflows Grids Fixed Assets
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Layer 3

Capabilities

E-file to IRS and 48 states. Cited research from IRC and Treasury Regs. Nothing ships without your review.

Research Planning Estimates Filing Resolution Integrations
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One agent. Everything tax.

A single AI agent built to run your taxes end to end, covering research, planning, filing, and defense.

Taxes are unique

Instead learns your entities, ownership, and filing history so the work fits you.

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1040

Individuals

Personal strategies, retirement optimization, capital gains planning, and every eligible credit and deduction.

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1120

C corporations

Business deductions, R&D credits, entity structuring, and strategic growth planning.

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1120-S

S corporations

Reasonable compensation, QBI optimization, distribution planning, and balanced corporate-shareholder tax strategy.

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1065

Partnerships

Multi-partner allocations, basis tracking, and coordinated planning across partners.

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1041

Trusts & estates

Navigate compressed tax brackets, optimize beneficiary distributions, and preserve wealth across generations.

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File tax returns nationwide

First company in a decades to receive approvals at every level of government.

Federal
IRS-approved
48+
State jurisdictions
Local
Supported
ALAlabama
AKAlaska
AZArizona
ARArkansas
CACalifornia
COColorado
CTConnecticut
DEDelaware
FLFlorida
GAGeorgia
HIHawaii
IDIdaho
ILIllinois
INIndiana
IAIowa
KSKansas
KYKentucky
LALouisiana
MEMaine
MDMaryland
MAMassachusetts
MIMichigan
MNMinnesota
MSMississippi
MOMissouri
MTMontana
NENebraska
NVNevada
NHNew Hampshire
NJNew Jersey
NMNew Mexico
NYNew York
NCNorth Carolina
NDNorth Dakota
OHOhio
OKOklahoma
OROregon
PAPennsylvania
RIRhode Island
SCSouth Carolina
SDSouth Dakota
TNTennessee
TXTexas
UTUtah
VTVermont
VAVirginia
WAWashington
WVWest Virginia
WIWisconsin
WYWyoming
PRICING

Free tax software. You only pay for the work.

Unlimited users, unlimited entities, unlimited e-file. Credits are only used when the AI agent does work for you.

INSTEAD PLATFORM
Free
Full platform, no credit card required
  • Unlimited users
  • Unlimited entities
  • Unlimited e-file and print file
  • Multi-entity support
  • Collaborators and viewers
INSTEAD AGENT
Starting at $30
Per credit. Annual agreement required.
  • Tax research
  • Document extraction
  • Memos, plans, and deliverables
  • Workflows and return preparation
  • Tax resolution

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