Automated compliance calendar that prevents small business tax filing penalties.
Small business owners waste hours manually tracking ever-changing tax deductions and compliance filings due to a lack of affordable tools.
TaxGuard scans your location and business type to create a personalized filing calendar with deadlines, auto-reminders, and pre-filled forms. It tracks state/federal changes in real-time and alerts you to required filings, eliminating missed deadlines. Generate submission-ready docs to file confidently without accountants.
Small business owners handling their own taxes without enterprise-level resources
Hyper-local compliance rules for all 50 US states + 10 countries, updated daily via API feeds.
professional
Personalized deadline calendar based on business location/type.
Email/SMS alerts 30/7/1 days before deadlines.
Pre-populate 1099, sales tax forms from your data.
Push notifications for new tax law impacts.
Track past submissions and audit trail.
Handle federal + state + local filings.
Digital signatures for form approvals.
Share calendar with external advisors.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| location | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| deadline | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
| form_type | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| business_type | text | No |
| jurisdictions | text[] | No |
Relationships:
/api/calendarFetch personalized deadlines
/api/remindersSet/update reminder prefs
/api/formsGenerate pre-filled form
/api/alertsList rule change alerts
1 jurisdiction
None
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 250 | 4% | $370 | $4,440 |
| Month 6 | 2,000 | 7% | $5,180 | $62,160 |
TaxGuard's smart calendar handles compliance for your business across all jurisdictions.
Target r/tax and LinkedIn small biz groups with 'free compliance audit' offer. Email list from tax webinar attendees. Cold DM 50 owners from Apollo.io filter 'small business + tax mention'.
Enterprise sales tax
Too complex/expensive for solos
Simple calendar focus at half price
Filing software
No ongoing tracking
Proactive reminders + SaaS model
Daily-updated compliance database from aggregated filings.
2024 state tax harmonization efforts + remote business growth increasing multi-jurisdiction complexity.
Outdated rule data
Multiple API sources + manual review
Form accuracy issues
User-editable + disclaimers
Success: 80% cite deadlines as top issue
Success: 50 signups, 20% retention
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