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Tax filing guidance, cost comparison, document checklists, and refund estimates by TaxAct.
Remote server: your requests and data go to mcp.taxact.com. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http taxact-mcp https://mcp.taxact.com/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
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compare_filing_costs — Shows exactly what it costs to file a tax return with TaxAct. Returns an itemized price breakdown with the complete cost. No hidden fees, noestimate_taxes — Provides a rough federal (and optionally state) tax refund or amount owed estimate from basic inputs. Uses 2025 tax brackets, standard deducconnect_with_expert — Helps the user connect with a credentialed TaxAct tax professional via Xpert Assist. Xpert Assist is a separate, standalone product purchasetax_document_checklist — Returns a personalized list of tax documents and forms you need to gather before filing your tax return. Based on your income sources, deducask_tax_question — Answers tax questions using TaxAct's TY2025 tax law knowledge base. Covers 2025 federal tax brackets, standard deduction, child tax credit, find_interview_topic — Finds where to enter specific tax information in the TaxAct interview. Search by topic, form number, or keyword (e.g., "W-2", "1099-R", "chatax_deadlines — Returns key tax deadlines for the 2025 tax year (filing in 2026). Includes federal filing deadline, extension deadline, estimated tax paymenexplain_tax_document — Explains what a tax form is, what each box means, which boxes are most important for filing, and where to enter the data in TaxAct. Covers WNot tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.