r/tax is a subreddit with 466k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and money talk, and the community frequently discusses taxes, tax, irs, income, and refund, and they frequently recommend/review tax software, bookkeeping software, and software/website.
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Popular Themes in r/tax
#1
Advice Requests
: "Haven't filed taxes in 6 years and just got a letter...how screwed am I?"
61 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "I only make income through stocks, and have to pay estimated payments quarterly. I paid them $3800 in Q1 because I used 100% safeharbor rule. But now I realize my income for 2026 will be very little, and I'd like to pay only $100 in Q2. How do I "EXPLAIN" this to IRS, besides just sending $100?"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Three years ago my boss gave me 15% equity in our agency instead of a raise. Now I owe $14k in estimated taxes next week for profits I’m not allowed to touch."
7 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "How do you actually find a good CPA for small business without just guessing and hoping for the best"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "worth taking the job?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/tax
#1
Taxes
: "Self employed Taxes are eating almost 40% of what I make and I feel like I'm doing something wrong"
294 posts
#2
Tax
: "Haven't filed Taxes in 6 years and just got a letter...how screwed am I?"
103 posts
#3
Irs
: "Self employed for 4 years, just got hit with $8k Irs penalty."
91 posts
#4
Income
: "I only make Income through stocks, and have to pay estimated payments quarterly. I paid them $3800 in Q1 because I used 100% safeharbor rule. But now I realize my Income for 2026 will be very little, and I'd like to pay only $100 in Q2. How do I "EXPLAIN" this to IRS, besides just sending $100?"
45 posts
#5
Refund
: "Just recived the federal Refund with no auto-correct notice attached should i amend now?"
42 posts
#6
Filing
: "Where/how to send late Filing?"
27 posts
#7
Struggling
23 posts
#8
Cpa
: "Tax estimation/planning: how to find an appropriate local Cpa?"
22 posts
#9
Form
: "CP2000 and Pay1040 - what's the right "Form?""
21 posts
#10
1099
: "i believe i was unfairly given 1099’s for 3 years and have been unable to file due to falling behind"
17 posts
Products Discussed in r/tax
Tax Software
53 reviews
#1
Drake
3.8★ from 9 reviews
#2
Lacerte
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#3
FreeTaxUSA
4.2★ from 6 reviews
Bookkeeping Software
7 reviews
#1
QuickBooks
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Microsoft Dynamics
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
GnuCash
4.0★ from 1 review
Software/website
3 reviews
#1
CashApp
3.0★ from 1 review
#2
FreeTaxUSA
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
QuickBooks
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/tax
#1
Unsolved
: "Three years ago my boss gave me 15% equity in our agency instead of a raise. Now I owe $14k in estimated taxes next week for profits I’m not allowed to touch."
37 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Self employed for 4 years, just got hit with $8k IRS penalty."
6 posts
#3
Informative
: "Last Thursday (and updated on Tuesday), NTA released its Part IV Kwong Blog post (and updated the other three parts as of last Thursday, too) — tax principal rather than just penalty/interest-focused."
3 posts
#4
Tax Enthusiast
: "Estate property sales tax. The house and contents are in a trust. How are the contents taxed for example eBay sales?"
3 posts
#5
Tax Advisor
: "IRS interest rates will be increased for the third quarter of 2026"
1 post
#6
News
: "Opinion | The Case for California’s Billionaire Wealth Tax (Gift Article)"
1 post
Member Growth in r/tax
Yearly
+105k members(29.2%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026