TaxCalc Reviews 253

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.0

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Review summary

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Looking at 187 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the company's customer service and staff, highlighting their helpfulness, patience, and knowledge. Many people find the service excellent, describing it as simple, straightforward, and easy to use, making tasks like tax returns relatively easy. However, some people were dissatisfied with the response time, mentioning long waiting periods to connect with support or sales. A few other people also felt that the user experience could be improved, citing issues like the app freezing or the need for larger text for better readability.

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Customer service

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Staff

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Response time

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User experience

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Service

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I've been using TaxCalc for many years, sometimes doing as many as four tax returns for various family members each year. The user interface is a little dated and possibly confusing for new users, but... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Simple Steps makes filling in the self assessment relatively easy. Being able to make notes with each entry makes comparison year to year simpler. I had a problem with entering the very long name of... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I have used Taxcalc for at least 6 years and find it brilliant and simple and very helpful. I did have this year a lot of problems getting the software downloaded onto my laptop but the person at Tax... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Still love the tax and accounts product after 15+ years of using. Good to see the product expansions to Groups and Charities. Our only bug bear is with the Companies House Forms module which prevents... See more


Company details

  1. Tax Preparation Software
  2. Accounting Software Company
  3. Software Company

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Award-winning tax and accountancy software. TaxCalc is the complete tax, accounts and practice software suite trusted by over 11,000 accountancy firms in the UK.


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4.0

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

253 reviews

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

the software always struggles on linux

the software always struggles on linux. this time it didnt work at all and i had to find a windows pc

January 9, 2026
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Reply from TaxCalc

Thanks for your feedback. We are working on our Linux installation and hopefully this will address your issues for the next tax year.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Issues getting into the application and…

Issues getting into the application and flagged up some months ago. In January which is busiest time and an hour or so to reboot machine is far from ideal.

January 8, 2026
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Reply from TaxCalc

Thank you for your feedback. It seems that the issue you experienced relates to the Windows Smart App feature which is something we are actively looking into resolving. We hope that this only caused a minimal delay during this busiest of times.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The completed forms would not file

The completed forms would not file. It also should be clearer that you have to do any updates and purchase the new year package before filling in the forms. I had to do it all 3 times!!

January 10, 2026
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Reply from TaxCalc

Apologies that you had this issue - we try to make instructions as clear as possible. Hopefully you were able to make your submission in time though.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

CG452EG - Completion of this section easily

No reflection on the support techs who tried to cover the problem, there is something in the programme which needs to be looked at as this is quite explicit and technical and not an everday occurance relating to completion of CG452EG Gains on excluded indexed securities - details of which are included in the relevant sections. I was not comfortable using 'Forms Mode' as capital losses could be overlooked.

January 8, 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A good product for online self assessment filing

I've been using TaxCalc for many years, sometimes doing as many as four tax returns for various family members each year. The user interface is a little dated and possibly confusing for new users, but as a tool for getting a job done, it works. I recently needed to ask for some help from their support team and I got an answer the next day which solved my problem. Altogether, a great product which makes online SA filing a breeze.

January 9, 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Simple Steps makes filling in the self…

Simple Steps makes filling in the self assessment relatively easy. Being able to make notes with each entry makes comparison year to year simpler.
I had a problem with entering the very long name of my employer in a part time employment and had to refer to Taxcalc help. The information I entered was acquired from Fetch so it should have been ok but was not accepted in that overlong form and had to be shortened. Before I could do that the error notices needed to be removed. a bit of an unnecessary fuss which could have been very trying if I had discovered this nearer the deadline. Can't this be fixed?

January 9, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had to phone support several times…

Had to phone support several times today, as I'd got a new Mac, and was having trouble re-installing the TaxCalc App 🙄 (mostly because I was being stupid!). Your advisors have the patience of saints - and the last lovely lady I spoke to, stayed on the phone with me until I'd actually done it properly!! Favourite software and advisors of the day - thanks!

January 9, 2026

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