Cash App Taxes
Ranked 4 of 4 tax software by recommenders
People recommend it because it is free for federal and state returns, handles schedules C, D and E, and is convenient for existing Cash App users.
People recommend it because it is free for federal and state returns, handles schedules C, D and E, and is convenient for existing Cash App users.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 1 year
Median of the 3 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Free federal and state filing
“doesn't charge for anything and supports most scenarios common among tech workers”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “FreeTaxUSA's Binding Arbitration Agreement” “It's a free product and even supports business income and state taxes”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Intuit to lay off over 3k employees to refocus on AI” “which is free for both federal and state”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “IRS halts Direct File and points to other free services” Covers business income and schedules
“Not just the basics. I found that it could do everything I needed including Schedules C, D and E.”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 in “Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states” “It's a free product and even supports business income and state taxes”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Intuit to lay off over 3k employees to refocus on AI”
Other tax software people recommend
The three most recommended other tax software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TurboTax | 25 | 58 | 30% | 9 | 20 yrs6 owners | — |
| FreeTaxUSA | 22 | 5 | 81% | 5 | 3 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| IRS Free File Fillable Forms | 13 | 5 | 72% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Cash App TaxesThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 1 yr3 owners | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“doesn't charge for anything and supports most scenarios common among tech workers”
“It's a free product and even supports business income and state taxes”
“which is free for both federal and state”
“Not just the basics. I found that it could do everything I needed including Schedules C, D and E.”
“it's free for basic taxes, it's not helping turbotax and their relentless lobbying, and it's really convenient if you already use CashApp”
“it's quite good (used it last year for the first time)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.