texttaxes.com · Premium domain for sale
Your taxes, done by text.
More than half of US tax returns are filed by a paid professional, and filers still spend weeks chasing appointments, uploads and portals. texttaxes.com is a short, memorable name for the AI-plus-CPA tax filer you simply text.
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Why taxes, why now
Huge, recurring, deadline-driven and still paperwork-heavy: the classic setup for an AI agent with a human in the loop.
Tailwind: In 2025 the IRS told states its free Direct File program was discontinued, effective November 2025, with no return date set [4]. At the same time TurboTax Live, where an expert prepares or reviews the return, grew revenue 47% to $2.0B [3]. Filers want a human-checked return without the office visit, and text is the easiest way to hand over documents.
Five business models
Each one can stand alone; together they compound.
- Model 1Vertical chat bot
A tax copilot you can text
Build a vertical chat bot that helps people answer tax questions in plain language, collect W-2s, 1099s and receipts by photo, and track refunds, deadlines and estimated payments.
Revenue: consumer subscription ($9/month year-round), CPC advertising from tax and finance brands, and CPL offers for savings accounts, IRAs and insurance.
- Model 2AI + CPA filing service
Text your documents, a CPA signs the return
The AI drafts the return from the photos; a credentialed preparer (CPA or enrolled agent) reviews, asks follow-ups by text and files. Intuit's expert-assisted TurboTax Live grew revenue 47% last fiscal year [3].
Revenue: flat fee per return (about $149 for simple returns up to $399 for self-employed), plus state returns and amendments.
- Model 3Gig and 1099 autopilot
- Model 4IRS notice help
Snap a photo of the IRS letter
Explain notices in plain English, draft responses and route complex cases to an enrolled agent or CPA for representation.
Revenue: per-case resolution fee and a yearly audit-protection plan.
- Model 5Embedded tax for fintechs
Tax filing inside banks, payroll and gig apps
White-label the text agent for neobanks, payroll providers and gig platforms, the embedded model april is building for financial apps [6].
Revenue: per-return and per-user licensing fees.
Regulatory note: Anyone who prepares or helps prepare federal tax returns for pay must have a valid PTIN [9]. Any operator should set up preparer credentials, data handling and fees with counsel. Nothing on this page is tax advice.
Ways to drive traffic
Competitive analysis
Billions of dollars sit in tax software and storefront preparers, almost all of it built around web forms, apps and appointments. Nobody owns the text-first, AI-plus-CPA filer.
| Company | What they do | Scale / funding | Gap texttaxes.com can fill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuit TurboTax | DIY and expert-assisted filing (public, INTU) | Consumer Group revenue $4.9B in fiscal 2025; TurboTax Live $2.0B, up 47% [3] | Web and app workflows; the expert is an upsell, not the interface |
| H&R Block | Retail tax offices, DIY software and Wave (public, HRB) | $3.76B total revenue in fiscal 2025 [5] | Office and appointment model with heavy fixed costs |
| april | Embedded tax filing and planning for financial apps | $38M Series B led by QED Investors, 2025 [6] | Sells through partners; a likely Model 5 partner |
| FlyFin | AI tax engine plus CPAs for freelancers | $8M seed and pre-Series A led by Accel [7] | App-first and focused on the self-employed |
| Keeper | Write-off tracking and filing for 1099 workers | $13M Series A, Apr 2021 [8] | Gig niche; not built for everyday W-2 filers |
| IRS Direct File | Free filing directly with the IRS | Discontinued in 2025 with no return date set [4] | Leaves free, guided filing to the private market |
Whitespace: About 87.9M returns were e-filed by tax professionals in 2025 [1]. Most of those filers only want to hand over documents and get back a checked return. Nobody owns the text thread where you send a photo of your W-2 and a CPA texts back. That is the opening.
Total Addressable Market (TAM)
Sized the way a VC analyst would: top-down from third-party data, then checked bottom-up.
Bottom-up check
| Line | Math | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Spend per paid return | $15.3B industry revenue [2] ÷ 87.9M pro-filed returns [1] | ≈ $174 |
| AI + CPA filing pool | 87.9M pro-filed returns × 2% switching to text × $199 average fee | ≈ $350M |
| Gig autopilot | 300K subscribers × $20/mo × 12 months | ≈ $72M |
| Notice help | 1.76M filing clients × 10% with a notice × $149 | ≈ $26M |
| Embedded returns | 1M partner returns × $25 per return | ≈ $25M |
The path to $100M
Quarterly revenue from Q1 2027 to Q4 2031, reaching a $100M annual run rate. Profit assumes the business costs 20% of revenue to build and maintain. Illustrative, not a forecast.
| Year | Revenue | Profit (80%) | Exit run rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $1.3M | $1.0M | $3M |
| 2028 | $8.8M | $7.0M | $13M |
| 2029 | $24.6M | $19.7M | $33M |
| 2030 | $49.7M | $39.7M | $61M |
| 2031 | $84.6M | $67.7M | $100M |
Show all 20 quarters
| Quarter | Revenue | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 Q1 | $0.03M | $0.03M |
| 2027 Q2 | $0.16M | $0.13M |
| 2027 Q3 | $0.38M | $0.31M |
| 2027 Q4 | $0.72M | $0.58M |
| 2028 Q1 | $1.18M | $0.95M |
| 2028 Q2 | $1.77M | $1.41M |
| 2028 Q3 | $2.48M | $1.99M |
| 2028 Q4 | $3.33M | $2.66M |
| 2029 Q1 | $4.32M | $3.45M |
| 2029 Q2 | $5.44M | $4.35M |
| 2029 Q3 | $6.71M | $5.37M |
| 2029 Q4 | $8.13M | $6.50M |
| 2030 Q1 | $9.69M | $7.75M |
| 2030 Q2 | $11.41M | $9.13M |
| 2030 Q3 | $13.28M | $10.62M |
| 2030 Q4 | $15.30M | $12.24M |
| 2031 Q1 | $17.48M | $13.99M |
| 2031 Q2 | $19.83M | $15.86M |
| 2031 Q3 | $22.33M | $17.87M |
| 2031 Q4 | $25.00M | $20.00M |
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Sources
- IRS: filing season statistics for week ending Dec. 26, 2025
- IBISWorld: Tax Preparation Services in the US, market size
- Intuit fourth quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 results
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue: Direct File discontinued for the 2026 filing season
- H&R Block fiscal 2025 results (SEC filing)
- april: $38 million Series B led by QED
- FlyFin raises $8 million (PR Newswire)
- Keeper Tax raises $13M Series A (PR Newswire)
- IRS: PTIN requirements for tax return preparers