Tax Software
Cash App Taxes: features, pricing and who it fits
Free federal and state filing from Block's Cash App, formerly Credit Karma Tax. 1099-NEC and 1099-K entries generate a Schedule C, so straightforward freelance income is covered. It handles individual returns only, requires a Cash App account and offers no human tax expert.
Who Cash App Taxes is for
Best for
- Freelancers and side-gig earners with straightforward Schedule C income who want $0 federal and state fees
- Filers already using Cash App
Look elsewhere if
- Anyone who needs a human tax expert, since none is offered
- Business entities filing 1120-S, 1065 or 1120
Cash App Taxes features
- Tax market
- US federal and state (IRS)
- Self-employed return support
- Yes. 1099-NEC and 1099-K amounts create a Schedule C; self-employed, contractors and small business owners can file free per the product page
- Business entity returns
- No business entity returns listed; product is for individual returns
- E-filing to IRS or ELSTER
- Free federal and state e-file
- Expert or Steuerberater help
- No human tax expert offered; the page says Cash App Taxes is not a tax advisor
- Pricing model
- Free
- Target company size
- Individuals, freelancers and sole proprietors
Cash App Taxes pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash App Taxes | $0 | federal and state return | Product page states it is free for federal and state, including self-employed and small business owners |
Price from cash.app/taxes. Tax year not stated explicitly on the page; it discusses the 2026 filing season.
Prices as published by Cash App Taxes on the date above. Quotes for larger teams often differ, which is what a request on SaaSBid surfaces.
Integrations, security and hosting
Worth knowing before you buy
- Schedule C is supported: 1099-NEC and 1099-K entries generate it, and a statutory-employee W-2 also produces one
- Free federal and state filing even for self-employed filers, but no human tax expert is offered
- Formerly Credit Karma Tax; Square (now Block) agreed to buy it for $50 million in cash in November 2020
- Filing requires a Cash App account
- Cash App states personal accounts do not receive a Form 1099-K
Cash App Taxes alternatives
Vendor dossier
Fit by company size
| Category | 1-10 people | 11-50 people | 51-500 people | 500+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Software | Strong fit | Poor fit | No data | No data |
Strong fitWorkablePoor fitNo data from the vendor
How buying Cash App Taxes works
- How you buy
- Buy online
- Free plan
- Yes
- Contract
- Free; no contract
About the company
- Ownership
- part of Block (acquired Credit Karma Tax, announced November 2020)
- 2020
- Square (now Block) agreed to acquire Credit Karma Tax, relaunched as Cash App Taxes
Support and integrations
- Support
- Help center and support cases; no human tax expert offered
- Notable integrations
- Cash App
What vendors in this category ask before quoting
Answer these once in a SaaSBid request and Cash App Taxes and its alternatives quote against the same facts.
- Which country will the return be filed in, and are you also filing in a second one?Tax software serves one market, so a two-country setup usually needs two products.
- Are you a sole proprietor, freelancer, LLC, partnership or corporation?Entity type decides which edition and which forms are required.
- Is your VAT or Umsatzsteuer status small-business exempt or regular?Some German products cover only exempt or simple cases and treat VAT-liable users separately.
- How many returns and how many states or businesses do you need to file?Per-state fees and limits on returns per license change the total price.
- Do you want a person to review or prepare the return, or only software?Expert tiers cost more and can be priced per entity or as a share of a refund.
- If you run a tax firm: how many clients and staff do you have, and do you keep DATEV?Client bands, included users and the DATEV interface decide which plan and which add-ons are needed.