# TaxAct Business: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/taxact-business

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Corporate tax provision](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/corporate-tax-provision/index.md) | 5% | 7 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "TaxAct - Best for Small Businesses ... Specifically highlighted as "Best for Small Businesses" by Money.com" (Kimi K2, Corporate tax provision)
- "TaxAct Business (Best Overall for Limited Budgets)" (Grok 4.20, Corporate tax provision)
- "TaxAct Business - Best Overall Value" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Corporate tax provision)
- "TaxAct is called out in 2026 small-business guides as "Best for cost-conscious entity filers"." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Corporate tax provision)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named TaxAct Business, from 43 of the 43 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 25
- softwareadvice.com: 24
- gane.ai/index: 20
- getapp.com: 18
- quicken.com: 17
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 15
- pro.bloombergtax.com: 12
- forbes.com: 11
- tax.thomsonreuters.com: 11
- softwareadvice.co.uk: 10

### Pages cited

- https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/corporate-tax-provision/smb: 20
- https://capterra.com/corporate-tax-software: 15
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-business-tax-software: 15
- https://quicken.com/blog/best-tax-preparation-and-compliance-tools-for-small-businesses-in-2026: 14
- https://softwareadvice.com/corporate-tax/small-business: 14
- https://getapp.com/finance-accounting-software/corporate-tax: 13
- https://softwareadvice.com/corporate-tax: 12
- https://forbes.com/advisor/taxes/best-tax-software-small-business: 11

## In its own words

What TaxAct Business's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Business taxes, made easy (https://taxact.com/)
- For: Partnerships, C Corporations, S Corporations, Sole Proprietors, and Tax-Exempt Orgs (https://taxact.com/)
- Price stated: Business Forty Bundle $1,095 / year; Business Pay-Per-Return $279.99 / year (https://www.taxact.com/professional/products/bundles)
- Starting price: 279.99 (https://www.taxact.com/professional/products/bundles)
- Free plan or trial: start free and pay when you file (https://www.taxact.com/security)
- Certifications: PCI DSS, TRUSTe

## What it publishes

Every page taxact.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 7506 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 853 pages, 33 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2015-10-06
- webinar or virtual event: 18 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-17
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-30
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-07-20
- comparison: 53 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- template or tool: 52 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-03
- glossary or explainer: 67 pages, 29 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- podcast or video: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 103 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Gift tax supporting adult children https://blog.taxact.com/gift-tax-supporting-adult-children
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Are daycare expenses tax deductible https://blog.taxact.com/are-daycare-expenses-tax-deductible
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: New form 1099 k reporting thresholds https://blog.taxact.com/new-form-1099-k-reporting-thresholds
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Understanding adjusted gross income https://blog.taxact.com/understanding-adjusted-gross-income
- Recent: 2026-09-24 comparison: Itemized vs above line deductions https://blog.taxact.com/itemized-vs-above-line-deductions
- Recent: 2026-09-17 comparison: Head of household vs married filing jointly https://blog.taxact.com/head-of-household-vs-married-filing-jointly

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.