US Tax Estimator
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US Tax Estimator is a free Finance app for iPhone and iPad by LYU LLC. Rated 5.0/5 from 4 ratings. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated October 21, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 4 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 6 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 21
- 2026 · v2.2.5
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About US Tax Estimator
Estimate your U.S. federal taxes in seconds, then track your gig income all year — no account, no ads, no third-party tracking. Works on iPhone and iPad. FEDERAL INCOME + SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX • 2025 and 2026 tax years — brackets, standard deduction, and rules built in • All four filing statuses: Single, Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, Head of Household • Standard or itemized deduction, child tax credit with phase-out • Self-employment tax from Schedule C profit, coordinated with W-2 wages, including Additional Medicare (0.9%) and the deductible half • Your result stays in view as you type, with a bracket-by-bracket breakdown, your next deadline and next quarterly payment BOOKKEEPING LEDGER • Log income, deductible expenses, and mileage as you go, in a separate book for each business, rental or project • Scan a receipt: the amount, date, store and category are read on your device, and you confirm before saving • Running federal tax and next quarterly payment update live, combined across your books • Optional voice logging — just say what you earned or spent • Export a year-end CSV summary, or (YZ CPA clients) send it with your receipts to your CPA in one tap • Optional iCloud sync keeps your ledger across your devices, in your own private iCloud NEW TO TAXES? • Tap "?" beside a term for a plain-language explanation • More → Tax basics, and a step-by-step "how we got this number" under your estimate SIRI, SHORTCUTS AND CONTROL CENTER • "Log an entry in US Tax Estimator", "What's my tax estimate", "Next tax deadline", "Next quarterly payment" • A Control Center button that opens voice logging DEADLINES • Key federal deadlines: quarterly estimates, individual and business returns, extensions • Optional reminders before each date APPLE WATCH • Next-deadline complication, quick tax-rate lookup with the Digital Crown, and voice logging on your wrist MORE: TOOLS, INSIGHTS, CROSS-BORDER • Inheritance step-up estimate: date-of-death value of listed holdings, the cost-basis step-up and the capital-gains tax heirs avoid, plus Form 706 and portability dates • Foreign life insurance §7702 check and an unreported Form 8938 / FBAR catch-up estimate • Plain-language tax articles from YZ CPA, with an optional daily notification • Quick FBAR, Form 8938, and Form 3520 filing-threshold checks MY CASE (optional, for YZ CPA clients) • Open the secure upload link from your CPA's email: no account or password • Scan paper forms with the camera, or send photos, PDF, Excel and Word files • See your document checklist, your return's progress, and your invoices • Mail we sent: certified mail YZ CPA sends for you, with its USPS status • Lost your case link? "Email me my link" sends it to the email YZ CPA has on file • Ask us: message YZ CPA from My Case, and search earlier answers and tax terms • Report a problem from the chat, or from More by email • Optional notifications when your case moves forward PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking; the tax estimate runs entirely on your device • The tools under More send only the figures you enter to YZ CPA's server to compute the result; the step-up estimate also looks up public market prices by ticker symbol and date only • Your ledger and receipt photos leave your phone only to your own private iCloud (if sync is on), or to YZ CPA when you tap Send to my CPA • Receipts are read on your device • My Case is optional: the documents, messages and contact details you choose to send go only to YZ CPA, over an encrypted connection • Voice logging is optional and processed on device Available in English, Español, 简体中文, and 繁體中文. Estimates use simplified rules and cover federal taxes only — not tax advice. For personal guidance, consult a professional. Published by LYU LLC · yz-cpa.com
What’s new
Version 2.2.5 · Updated October 21, 2026
NEW: IPAD AND LARGER SCREENS • Runs on iPad, in portrait and landscape, and on iPhone in landscape MY CASE • Lost your case link? Tap "Email me my link" and we'll send it to the email we have on file • Mail we sent: certified mail YZ CPA sends for you (such as your return to the IRS) shows in My Case with its USPS status • Ask us: the button at the bottom right of My Case opens a chat with YZ CPA. Search earlier messages and tax terms, and pick a topic (documents, billing, progress) • Report a problem from the chat or the More tab; your app version and device model are filled in • YZ CPA clients who get the app from their upload page go straight to their case • Blue dots mark what's new since you updated
App privacy
The developer, LYU LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Name, Physical Address, Email Address, Phone Number, Other User Contact Info
- Financial Info: Other Financial Info
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Customer Support, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address
Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing
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