Better Tax
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Better Tax, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Better Tax's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pay what you want | Free | No pricing tiers · As many returns as you like · Optional payment; $0 is allowed |
The facts
Each one read from Better Tax's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI data handling
- For AI features, limited tax-return information may go to third-party providers after personal identifiers are filtered; providers do not retain it or use it to train models, and AI is disabled with Local File Storage.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audit support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Auto-fill
- It can automatically fill in return information, such as a T4 slip, directly from the CRA.checked 11 Oct 2026
- CRA filing
- The site says Better Tax is CRA NETFILE certified for 2025 returns.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Family return cap
- The terms license allows up to 20 personal returns for a user's family group and prohibits professional or commercial tax preparation use.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Family returns
- It helps users share amounts between family members to find credits and deductions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- It is not a good fit for Quebec residents who need a TP-1 return, non-residents or emigrants, deceased taxpayers, bankrupt users, certain foreign-affiliate or multi-jurisdiction filings, AgriStability or AgriInvest participants, or users with a NETFILE restriction.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Better Tax is personal tax filing software for preparing and filing your own Canadian tax return.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Refund optimizer
- The maker says it optimizes more than 100 items, including donations, medical expenses, and pension income, to maximize a refund.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Rental income
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Security and privacy
- The privacy policy says cloud tax data is encrypted using AES-GCM with unique 256-bit keys and AES-KW key wrapping, and users can export or delete their data.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-employment support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- State filing
- includedchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Storage choices
- Users can store tax data in the cloud or locally in a file on their device, and can move data between those options.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker says human support is available for questions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported situations
- The software supports most tax situations, including business income and rental properties.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- The founders say they began building Canadian DIY tax software in 2012 and identify themselves as Jonathan, Allison, and Alex.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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