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Tax compliance should work like
infrastructure, not rent extraction

People already pay taxes. They should not also have to bleed unnecessary time, money, and stress into broken compliance systems forever. We are building better roads through the mess.

Run by Ian Joiner, Enrolled Agent — enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service.

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Enrolled Agent Services

Ian Joiner is an Enrolled Agent, enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. Representation, notice responses, penalty abatement, consultations and planning — each at a price said before you start, after a first look that is free.

Tax consultationsYour tax question, answered by an Enrolled Agent — by phone or video, with the rule behind the answer.$60 for 30 minutes or $120 per hourTax planning packagesA written plan for the year ahead, worked from your own figures: estimates, withholding, timing, entity and retirement choices.from $250Explain an IRS letterA plain-English explanation of one IRS notice, with recommended next steps, delivered privately in your account.$40 for a straightforward noticeIRS notice responsesA written answer to the IRS on your behalf — the facts, the documents and the law — sent the way the notice says, with the receipt kept.from $150First-time penalty abatement requestsA request to remove a failure-to-file, failure-to-pay or failure-to-deposit penalty under the IRS's first-time abate relief, asked for only when you qualify.from $200IRS representationStanding in for you before the IRS under a power of attorney: an examination, a collection matter, a payment plan or offer, an appeal.$150 per hour

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Individual Income Tax

Your federal Form 1040 — a plain-language, guided flow. Enter your figures and we package the return for filing.

Form 1040EN · ESU.S. Individual Income Tax Return$5 for the federal return; no state return is filed hereForm 1040-NREN · ESU.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return$5 for the federal return; no state return is filed hereForm 1040-SSEN · ESU.S. Self-Employment Tax Return (Puerto Rico and the territories)$5 for the return

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Taxpayer education — learn to file your own returnSit down with your prior-year return and learn what every number on it means — so that next year you can file it yourself.$80 a session · about an hour · one prior-year return

Excise Tax

Federal excise taxes on fuel, heavy trucks, air transportation, and more — plus the refund claims that go with them.

Form 720Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return$5–$25 per filingForm 2290EN · ESHeavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax$4.50/truck (max $18) first filing, then $1/truck (max $10)Form 8849Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes$5–$10 per claimForm 720-XAmended Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return$15 per filing

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Change of Address or Responsible Party

Moving, or changing your business's responsible party? Tell the IRS — free. We fill the official Form 8822 or 8822-B for you to sign and mail. No charge, no upsells.

Form 8822FreeTell the IRS your new home mailing address for individual, gift, estate, or GST tax returns.Form 8822-BFreeUpdate your business mailing address, location, or responsible party with the IRS.

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Services

Fiduciary

IRS Form 56 e-filing for executors, trustees, guardians, and bankruptcy trustees. $5 per filing; $80 flat if you want us to do it for you; $80/hr for any other manual support.

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Installment Agreements

IRS Form 9465 e-filing to set up a monthly payment plan when you can't pay your tax bill all at once. Free — we don't charge to help you arrange a payment plan. English and Spanish.

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Gideon Transmitter

Transmit tax returns to the IRS using gideon-transmitter and our ETIN. After firm approval: free for ATS testing; $0.50/return for production.

One-time non-refundable $500 application fee per firm.

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Federal Extensions

Need more time to file? We e-file the federal extension forms — free during each form's filing window. An extension only extends the time to file; any tax owed is still due.

Form 4868FreeIndividual income tax (Form 1040)Form 2350PreviewFreeU.S. citizens & residents abroadForm 7004PreviewFreeBusiness income tax returnsForm 8868PreviewFreeExempt organization returnsForm 8892PreviewFreeGift tax returns (Form 709)

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Estate & Gift Tax

Federal transfer taxes on lifetime gifts and generation-skipping transfers — for U.S. citizens and residents and for nonresident aliens.

Form 709 / 709-NAPreviewUnited States Gift (and GST) Tax Return$20 flat
Form 706 / 706-NAPendingUnited States Estate (and GST) Tax Return$25 flat

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Tax-Exempt Organizations

The 990-series annual returns plus the excise and information returns for private foundations, split-interest trusts, and employee benefit plans.

Form 990-NPreviewElectronic Notice (e-Postcard)FreeForm 990-TPreviewExempt Organization Business Income Tax Return$15 flatForm 990PreviewReturn of Organization Exempt From Income Tax$20 flatForm 990-EZPreviewShort Form Return of Organization Exempt From Income TaxFree through $100,000 of gross receipts — $10 above itForm 990-PFPreviewReturn of Private Foundation$15 flatForm 4720PreviewExcise Taxes Under Chapters 41 and 42$20 flat — $10 when filed with your Form 990-PFForm 5227PreviewSplit-Interest Trust Information Return$20 flatForm 5330Excise Taxes Related to Employee Benefit Plans$20 flatForm 8038-CPPreviewCredit Payments to Issuers of Qualified Bonds$20 flat
Form 1120-POLPendingIncome Tax Return for Certain Political Organizations$15 flat

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Employment Tax

Federal employment-tax returns — quarterly and annual wage, withholding, and unemployment (FUTA) filings.

Form 940Employer's Annual FUTA Tax Return$2 a filing, less in volume: $1.50 each (filings 101–200), $1 each (filings 201+)Form 941Employer's QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return$2 a filing, less in volume: $1.50 each (filings 101–200), $1 each (filings 201+)Form 941-XAdjusted Quarterly Return or Claim for Refund$2 a filing, less in volume: $1.50 each (filings 101–200), $1 each (filings 201+)Form 943Annual Return for Agricultural Employees$2 a filing, less in volume: $1.50 each (filings 101–200), $1 each (filings 201+)Form 943-XAdjusted Annual Return for Agricultural Employees$2 a filing, less in volume: $1.50 each (filings 101–200), $1 each (filings 201+)Form 944Employer's ANNUAL Federal Tax Return$2 a filing, less in volume: $1.50 each (filings 101–200), $1 each (filings 201+)Form 945Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax$2 a filing, less in volume: $1.50 each (filings 101–200), $1 each (filings 201+)Form 945-XAdjusted Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax$2 a filing, less in volume: $1.50 each (filings 101–200), $1 each (filings 201+)

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Refund Claims

Tentative-refund applications — carry back a net operating loss, net capital loss, or unused general business credit to a preceding year for a quick refund of tax already paid.

Form 1045PreviewApplication for Tentative Refund (Individuals, Estates, Trusts)$15 flatForm 1139PreviewCorporation Application for Tentative Refund$20 flat

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Foreign Withholding

Withholding-agent returns for U.S. source income paid to foreign persons — the tax withheld on FDAP income reported on Forms 1042-S, under chapters 3 and 4.

Form 1042PreviewAnnual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign Persons$5 a filing, less in volume: $4 each (filings 101–200), $3 each (filings 201–500), $2 each (filings 501–1000), $1 each (filings 1001+)

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Information Returns

All 36 information returns — the 1099, 1098, 5498, W-2G, and 1042-S series — e-filed through the IRS Information Returns Intake System (IRIS) on our own A2A transmitter. A few are shown below.

Form 1099-NECPreviewCF/SFNonemployee Compensation
Form 1099-MISCPreviewCF/SFMiscellaneous Information
Form 1099-INTPreviewCF/SFInterest Income
Form 1099-DIVPreviewCF/SFDividends and Distributions
Form 1099-KPreviewCF/SFPayment Card and Third-Party Network Transactions
Form 1099-RPreviewCF/SFDistributions From Pensions, Annuities, IRAs, etc.
Form 1099-BPreviewCF/SFProceeds From Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions
Form 1099-GPreviewCF/SFCertain Government Payments
Form 1099-CPreviewCancellation of Debt
Form 1099-SPreviewProceeds From Real Estate Transactions
Form 1099-APreviewAcquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property
View all 36 →with IRIS ATS test fields

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For tax professionals & software partners

The same validator, e-file path and IRS acknowledgements, three ways in.

Tax professionals & EROsFlat annual plans from $180 a year, unlimited filings under your own PTIN and EFIN.See the plans →Software partnersTrucking management systems and fleet apps: embed Form 2290 e-filing for your customers at $3 a truck, capped at $15 a return.The partner offer →The APICheck, prepare, e-file and fetch the stamped Schedule 1 from your own code. OpenAPI, and a test site that files to the IRS test system.Read the docs →

The Toll Model

Each paid component of Gideon Tax has a toll target. While it is being built, people pay to use it. When it reaches its target, that component opens under the Christian Open Source License.

The road pays for itself. Then the road becomes public.

The 5-5-5 Model

$5M
Individual Tax
$5M
Corporate Tax
$5M
Everything Else

Total: $15M — then Gideon Tax is fully open source.

Inside the “everything else” bucket, the first toll road is Gideon Transmitter with a target of $10,000.

One exception: human labor always stays paid. Code can be opened. Time, judgment, and responsibility cannot.

Form 1040 pricing

No upsells. No “you unlocked a higher tier.” No surprise charge because your taxes turned out to be less simple than you hoped. Two ways to file, and both prices are on this page.

$5
File it yourself — the federal return

The federal return only — no state return is filed here. You enter your figures; we work out every line and e-file the return.

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$160
We prepare and file it for you

$120 if you already file your excise returns with us. A person prepares the whole return; you review and sign before anything is filed.

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A nonresident's Form 1040-NR is the same $5, federal only, on its own page. A bona fide resident of Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory files Form 1040-SS for $5 on its own page, in Spanish or English.

Other tax types — excise, employment, exempt-organization, estate and gift — are priced on their own pages.

Our Ethos

  • 1.Christian and honest. No bait, no upsell screens, no punishment for finishing your return.
  • 2.Simple pricing. You know what you pay before you start. It never gets more expensive mid-return.
  • 3.Infrastructure, not rent extraction. Once a component reaches its toll target, it opens to the public forever.
  • 4.Minimize compliance waste. Not by slogans. By building better roads through the mess. God willing.
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Track toll progress toward open-sourcing each component.