Terms of Service

1. The service

TakoTax provides software to help you prepare supported federal tax forms, review and download those forms, and request product support. Supported forms and limitations are described on the Supported forms and Limitations pages. Downloading a form does not file a return; you must complete any required signatures and file separately.

Built-in e-file is unavailable; any future filing service will have its scope and terms published before launch.

2. No tax, legal, or financial advice

TakoTax is a software tool and not a law firm, accounting firm, CPA, enrolled agent, or tax advisor. TakoTax does not provide legal, tax, or financial advice. Users are responsible for reviewing all inputs and outputs and determining whether they are accurate and appropriate for their circumstances.

Use of TakoTax does not create an attorney-client, accountant-client, tax advisor, or other professional advisory relationship.

3. User responsibilities

You are responsible for:

• Entering or importing accurate information
• Reviewing the complete return summary and generated forms before relying on them or filing them
• Signing and filing your return separately, including any required state return
• Meeting all federal and state filing and payment deadlines that apply to you
• Keeping a copy of your filed return and supporting records
• Maintaining the security of your own device, browser, and any files you create from TakoTax output
• Using TakoTax only when your use is lawful and permitted

4. Acceptable use

You may not:

• Use TakoTax for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or harmful purposes
• Interfere with, disrupt, overload, or probe the service except as allowed by the vulnerability disclosure policy
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to systems or data
• Upload, generate, or distribute malware or harmful content through the service
• Copy, reverse engineer, scrape, or exploit the service except as allowed by law

5. Intellectual property and license

TakoTax names, branding, design, content, and software are protected by intellectual property laws. Subject to these Terms, TakoTax grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to use the service for its intended purpose.

6. Electronic communications

You agree that TakoTax may provide service announcements, policy updates, support responses, and other service-related notices electronically, including through the website or by email when you contact TakoTax.

7. Privacy

Use of TakoTax is also governed by the TakoTax Privacy Notice.

8. Availability and changes

TakoTax may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the service at any time. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. TAKOTAX DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY. TAKOTAX DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY RETURN PREPARED THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE IRS OR ANY STATE AGENCY, THAT ANY COMPUTATION REFLECTS THE ONLY OR MOST FAVORABLE INTERPRETATION OF TAX LAW, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE FROM DEFECTS.

10. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability for fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law, including non-waivable consumer-protection and data-breach statutes and any statutory damages they provide.

Subject to and without limiting the preceding paragraph, and to the fullest extent permitted by law: TakoTax and its affiliates, founders, employees, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, refund delays, or interest, arising from or related to use of the Service; and TakoTax's total aggregate liability for all other claims arising out of or relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the fees you paid TakoTax in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim or (b) US $100. Users remain responsible for reviewing filings, paying tax owed, and meeting compliance obligations.

11. Indemnity

You will indemnify TakoTax against third-party claims to the extent they arise from your fraud, your knowing violation of law, or your submission of information you were not authorized to provide. TakoTax will promptly notify you of any such claim and will control its own defense, will not settle a claim that imposes any obligation on you without your consent, and you will reasonably cooperate. This indemnity does not apply to the extent a claim arises from TakoTax's own conduct, and your total indemnity obligation will not exceed the greater of the fees you paid TakoTax in the 12 months before the claim or US $500.

12. Termination

TakoTax may suspend or terminate access if these Terms are violated or if continued access presents security, legal, or operational risk.

13. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. This choice of law does not deprive you of the protection of any provision of the law of your state of residence that cannot be waived by agreement; to the extent any such non-waivable provision conflicts with these Terms, that provision controls solely as to you and solely to the extent it cannot be waived.

14. Changes to these Terms

TakoTax may update these Terms from time to time, including when the Service or its supported scope changes. Continued use after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to support@tako.tax.