TaxParser
High-volume tax document processing
Turn batches of 100+ tax forms into one Excel file. Powered by Microsoft Azure AI with enterprise-grade accuracy.
The Problem
Tax professionals waste countless hours during tax season manually entering data from W-2s, 1099s, and 1040s. The process is tedious, error-prone, and scales poorly during peak season. Most firms either overpay for seasonal staff or turn away clients because they can't process documents fast enough.
Existing solutions are either enterprise tools that cost thousands per month, or basic OCR that can't handle the complexity of tax forms with their specific fields, layouts, and handwriting variations.
The Approach
TaxParser is a high-volume document processing platform built specifically for tax professionals. The system uses Microsoft Azure Document Intelligence to achieve enterprise-grade accuracy on tax forms:
Key innovations: - Batch upload of 100+ documents simultaneously - Azure Intelligence, AI-powered auto-classification (W-2, 1099-NEC, 1098, 1040, etc.) - Precision field extraction with validation - One-click Excel export with separate tabs per form type - Bank-grade AES-256 encryption with zero-retention policy - Pay-as-you-go pricing or monthly subscriptions
The platform handles PDFs, images, phone scans, and even handwritten documents. Files are processed in seconds, not hours, with 99%+ accuracy on critical fields like names, SSNs, and amounts.
Tech Stack
Results
- Processes documents in seconds
- Enterprise-grade processing accuracy on tax form data extraction
- Supports all major US tax forms (W-2, 1099 series, 1040)
- Reduces manual data entry by 95%
- Targeted at CPAs processing 10,000+ documents per season
How I'd Build This
The stack must evolve with the business. Select a stage to see the architectural trade-offs and estimated infrastructure costs.
Estimated Monthly Infrastructure Cost
💡 At your current scale: PaaS solutions offer the lowest total cost with minimal ops overhead.
*Based on public cloud pricing (AWS, Azure, Supabase) as of 2024. Actual costs vary by region, reserved capacity, and negotiated rates.