OpenTaxSolver
Partial: Covers the 1040 with Schedules A to D for sole proprietors; no partnership, corporation or trust returns and no e-file.
License: Open source
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Status: Verified
No free alternative to TaxAct Business yet
Free tools fill out personal returns, but none prepares and e-files partnership, corporation or trust returns with K-1s for a business owner.
About this gap
- TaxAct Business, Partnership return (Form 1065), per tax year
$159.99 USDone-time
≈$228.10 CAD one-time (converted from USD)
- Build effort
Years, or a funded team
An editor’s estimate for a free tool that ranks Strong.
- Demand
Nobody has asked for one yet.
What a free alternative needs
The capabilities that keep people paying for TaxAct Business.
Forms 1065, 1120-S, 1120 and 1041
Business entity returns with the schedules and statements the IRS expects.
K-1 generation and allocation
Partner, shareholder and beneficiary shares calculated and issued from the entity return.
Depreciation and M-1 and M-2 schedules
IRS e-file for entity returns
State business returns
Why it is hard
IRS e-file provider status and annual acceptance testing, yearly form changes, and state business return rules across many states.
Closest free options
Each covers part of the job. None replaces TaxAct Business yet.
Building one?
List your tool on Gratistack when it works. Once an editor maps it to TaxAct Business, it shows on this page and in search, and the people waiting here can hear about it.
- Listing is free. An editor reviews the free queue every week.
- Want a decision sooner? The optional $49 fast-track gets one within 48 hours. It buys speed, not approval, and a rejection is refunded.
- Once it is listed as an alternative, you can sponsor the alternatives page for $149 per 30 days. Sponsors are labeled and never change the ranking.
About this page
Last checked : an editor confirmed that no free alternative ranks Strong.
Price: Partnership return (Form 1065), per tax year, checked Oct 8, 2026. Price source. USD to CAD at 1.4257 as of Oct 7, 2026.
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TaxAct Business is a product of TaxAct, named here for comparison only.