HowardSoft Tax Preparer
The facts below are what the maker publishes about HowardSoft Tax Preparer, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From HowardSoft Tax Preparer's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Level | $229 a year | 15 returns · For the 2026 filing season, preparing tax year 2025 returns. |
| Standard Level | $329 a year | Unlimited returns · For the 2026 filing season, preparing tax year 2025 returns. |
| Premium Level | $469 a year | Unlimited returns · For the 2026 filing season, preparing tax year 2025 returns. |
| Tax Preparer 1040 Economy Level | $229 a year | Up to 15 returns · no e-file · basic tax form set · 2025 filing season; tax year 2024 returns |
| Tax Preparer 1040 Standard Level | $329 a year | Unlimited returns · e-file transmission purchased separately · expanded tax form set · 2025 filing season; tax year 2024 returns |
| Tax Preparer 1040 Premium Level | $469 a year | Unlimited returns · e-file transmission purchased separately · extended tax form set · 2025 filing season; tax year 2024 returns |
The facts
Each one read from HowardSoft Tax Preparer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automated preparation
- The software creates and completes the forms a return requires and lets users bypass some automation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Client management
- Standard and Premium include file management for unlimited clients and tools to print client letters, mailing labels, and contact lists.checked 11 Oct 2026
- E-file
- Standard and Premium support e-file output, but transmitting returns requires a separately purchased annual transmission program and an IRS EFIN.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Form coverage
- The 1040 software includes more than 75 IRS forms at Premium, more than 50 at Standard, and 41 at Economy.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- HowardSoft presents Economy as intended for individuals and Standard or Premium as professional preparer packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Investment income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Ordering security
- The maker says online orders are encrypted when sent over the internet and accepts major credit cards.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 229checked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Tax Preparer is tax preparation software for professional preparers and individuals with complex returns.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Rental income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Return limit
- Economy allows up to 15 returns, while Standard and Premium allow unlimited returns.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-employment support
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- State filing
- paid_add_onchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- HowardSoft lists telephone support at 1-858-454-0121 and email [email protected].checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tax references and help
- Standard and Premium include nearly 300 IRS documents, an 800-plus-page Tax Forms Guide, and a User's Guide of nearly 300 pages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tax return scope
- The 1040 product includes federal individual return forms, and separate editions cover federal partnership Form 1065 and California Form 540 returns.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Updates
- Updates and patches are accessed through the installed Check Web for Updates facility and are not downloadable from public web pages for security reasons.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- E-file transmission prices
- For the 2025 filing season, 1040 transmission options were listed at $115, $299, $534, and $979, with per-transmission fees varying by tier.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Camas, Washington, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- HowardSoft describes Tax Preparer as Windows software and lists compatibility from Windows XP through Windows 10, including 32-bit and 64-bit versions.checked 11 Oct 2026
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