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Enter your information and find applicable tax positions and savings that work for you and your business.

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Whether it’s meeting minutes for the Augusta rule or passing the 4-part test for the R&D tax credit, Instead helps you substantiate tax positions.

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Instead provides all the calculations and information your tax preparer needs to file with all major business tax software in the United States.

Tax positions for businesses and individuals

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Home office

Home office deduction lets remote workers deduct expenses like rent and utilities for business use.

Meal expensess

Business can typically deduct 50% of meals associated with doing business with some cases allowing up to 100% deduction.

Travel expenses

Businesses can deduct necessary travel expenses, like airfare and lodging, directly related to operations for tax savings.

Vehicle expenses

Vehicle tax deduction allows deduction of business vehicle expenses, using a per-mile rate or actual costs, from taxable income.

Late S election

A Late S Election lets a corporation request IRS S corp status post-deadline.

Late C election

A Late C Election is a request to the IRS for C corporation status after the deadline.

Depreciation

Business can typically deduct 50% of meals associated with doing business with some cases allowing up to 100% deduction.

R&D

Fuel your venture's growth and innovation with the R&D tax credit. Not just for tech firms or big corporations.

Clean vehicle

Businesses and Individuals can receive a tax credit for purchasing new eco-friendly vehicles. Individuals may also qualify on used eco-friendly vehicles

Real estate professional

Real Estate Professional Status allows major working hours in real property businesses to deduct rental losses against other income.

Augusta Rule

The Augusta Rule lets homeowners rent their property tax-free for up to 14 days a year without reporting the income.

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Instead is not just another tax software, it’s your strategic partner to ensure you are maximizing tax savings in every jurisdiction.
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We’re here to tell you there’s more to taxes than just filing them each year. We guide you to savings you never knew existed, and streamline the process of realizing those savings.

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Once we get your basic tax info, we’ll give you every step to maximize and realize savings.

We were able to complete R&D credits for over six figures with so much more confidence than spreadsheets. Instead’s guided process walked me through every step and kept me on track to realize the credit.

Brianna Sharp

Sr. Director of Accounting & Finance, Corvee