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TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.1

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Column Tax has restored my faith in the company by keeping in contact. I appreciate it so much and even though my refund has taken longer than expected it's okay. I like the fact that they kept in tou... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I appreciated the lower cost and quick responses to emailed requests for help/clarification. However, the answers to my questions were often automated and unclear. For those who have an automatically... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had gone in store to a local H&R Block and they had given me an estimate for a refund that was lower than what I got for filing with Column Tax. I did it early with them and they helped me get credi... See more

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  1. Tax preparation software

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Column Tax makes online tax filing accessible for all Americans. We offer best-in-class tax filing, with a Maximum Refund Guarantee, Accuracy Guarantee and Audit Support included for all filers.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use!

I filed my taxes through them this year because it was offered through chime and there were pretty good experiences on Reddit. The process was simple everything went thru says approved in IRS site. Nothing after that. I filed 1/21. It is 3/5. I have NEVER gotten my taxes this late. My return isn’t even a big one I don’t file anything special it’s simple. I contacted the irs they don’t even see anything on their end and mentioned that lots of people have been contacting them about filing through chime with column tax. I contacted column and just an automatic message with no resolution or update. 0/10 would not recommend.

4 March 2025
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Hi Tabatha - I'm so sorry to hear about your experience with your taxes this year. I hope you've already received your tax refund, but if not, I just requested additional information and I'm happy to follow up and look into this in more detail. You can also reach us at support@columntax.com if there's anything we can do to help. Thanks for sharing your feedback with us.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Errors on Forms and Obtuse FAQs = Unacceptable

Errors on forms ("City" when they mean "County"????) and conflicting answers in their FAQs have made filing this year a nightmare. Never again. I'll just go back to TaxAct

15 April 2024
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Hi there - I'm so sorry about your experience filling your taxes last year. I've shared your feedback with our team here. Please let us know if there's anything we can do to help in the future.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

At first everything went smoothly

At first everything went smoothly: clear and simple guidelines and instructions. BUT! an error code popped up re: state return. Spent a lot of time trying to remedy the problem, but the message wasn't clear on how to resolve and there is no help available via bot or chat. Can you call Column Tax?? Sure, if you're the CEO's brother. The rest of have to email, then wait days for a response.

15 April 2024
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Reply from Column Tax

Hi Mark - I'm so sorry that you had an issue with your state return last year and weren't able to receive help. Feel free to reach out to us at support@columntax.com if there's anything additionally we can do to help, and thank you for your feedback.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Liked the cost, really disliked the experience

I appreciated the lower cost and quick responses to emailed requests for help/clarification. However, the answers to my questions were often automated and unclear. For those who have an automatically rebalanced robo-advised account or who buy and sell stocks frequently, be aware that you will need to enter *every single* transaction as a separate 1099-B - very time-consuming! The instructions for this also aren't clear. I had to email twice for clarity. And other details were unclear too, like how to file as a nonresident of a state. I've used TurboTax in the past and really missed the ease of simply logging into my banks and brokerage through TurboTax and having information auto-populate. With Column Tax, be prepared to enter everything by hand. Not sure if I would use this again...

9 April 2024
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Reply from Column Tax

HI Vanessa - thank you so much for sharing your feedback and for filing with us last year. I've shared your comments with our team here - we're hard at work on making the experience better for our taxpayers ever year, including reducing the amount of manual entry for tax forms. Feel free to reach out for any questions you have in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Got me a better refund than H&R Block did

I had gone in store to a local H&R Block and they had given me an estimate for a refund that was lower than what I got for filing with Column Tax. I did it early with them and they helped me get credits that I otherwise wouldn’t have. It was pretty fast too!

4 January 2023

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