Best Tax Software For Small Business Of 2025

For small business filers who need guidance, our team found TaxSlayer Self-Employed  to be the best choice. The platform is easy to use, yet it can handle complicated returns—and we loved having a priority phone line for customer support.

The guided interview option walks you through a step-by-step process to identify your deductions and credits and help you file quickly and accurately. At the same time, we really appreciated that you can customize the level of help you get. If you know what you’re looking for, you can navigate directly to specific tax forms to enter your income and deductions—a much speedier option.

We also found that TaxSlayer Self-Employed had the best price among the big players. One of its biggest advantages is that you can electronically file both your federal return and a state tax return for less than $120. Other programs, such as TurboTax, may charge you almost twice that to file both federal and state tax returns, plus an additional fee if you need tax advice from an expert.

As a CPA, I know that even small businesses can have complex tax returns. With that in mind, our team selected TurboTax  for its unusually great tools that can help you through a challenging filing experience. Unlike other online tax software, TurboTax’s package includes an IRS audit risk assessment, a step-by-step navigation guide and multiple channels for contacting its excellent customer service.

TurboTax is the most expensive tax software we reviewed for small businesses. Even so, we think these features and services may be worth the additional cost if you’re worried your return won’t be accurate or you want to be sure you’re not missing a deduction.

We did find a downside to the product. TurboTax tries to upsell you throughout the tax-filing process with add-on features such as IRS audit representation and identity theft insurance. Many people don’t need these additions, so the pitches can be aggravating while you’re in the middle of preparing your return.

We found H&R Block Self-Employed  to be a great product if you’re looking for an easy-to-use platform but don’t want to pay the higher cost of H&R Block’s main competitor, TurboTax. We loved that H&R Block Self-Employed helps you complete your return by walking you through an interview process that’s similar to working with a tax professional. We also loved that the experience will cost you less than you’d pay with TurboTax.

You can get extra help by working with a tax expert online or in person—for an additional fee.

We did find that H&R Block will market extra services to you, which is a drawback. However, the upsells are pretty light compared to TurboTax.

Our team chose Cash App Taxes  as our preferred product for small business owners seeking a completely free filing option. The app doesn’t try to upsell you, so you can rest assured the program will cost you nothing.

Cash App Taxes can work for entrepreneurs because it accounts for all types of tax situations and forms. It provides Schedule SE for self-employment taxes  and Schedule C to report profit or loss from a sole proprietorship.

We did find that it doesn’t come with the bells and whistles you’ll get with other tax software providers. But Cash App Taxes won’t leave you completely alone to file your taxes. The program offers limited support through email or chat when you use its online tax platform. If you don’t need much hand-holding and you want to spend as little as possible to file your small business taxes, we think Cash App Taxes may be a good fit for you.