Accountable vs TaxAct
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to TaxAct? Here's how Accountable compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: Accountable. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
AI tax advisor for freelancers and the self-employed in the EU
Professional tax preparation software for US tax returns and e-filing.
Headquarters
🇧🇪 BE
🇺🇸 US · 1998
EU data residency
not established
not established
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
not established
Certifications
No
PCI DSS
Price from
No
$29.99
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
No
No
Integrations
No
Drake Pay, Taxaroo, TheTaxBook, Fidelity, APEX +6
Where each one wins
Accountable
Strengths
- +Clean, intuitive interface that simplifies HIPAA compliance for non-technical users
- +Short, clear workforce training modules with easy tracking dashboards
- +Guided workflows for security risk assessments and policy drafting
- +Centralized repository for vendor and BAA management
- +Responsive customer support and dedicated compliance guidance
- +Transparent pricing and fast, self-serve onboarding
Limitations
- −User profile conflicts when adding employees with pre-registered emails
- −Limited customization for workflows, reports, and deep enterprise integrations
- −External signers forced to register in Accountable portal for BAA signing
TaxAct
Strengths
- +Supports a wide range of federal and state tax forms
- +Built-in e-filing for supported returns
- +Free trial with no credit card required
Limitations
- −No published pricing for Complete or Forty bundles
- −No EU/German data residency or GDPR compliance documented
- −No public API or general data export formats beyond .dat
Data residency & compliance
Accountable
TaxAct
EU data residency
not established
not established
Transfer mechanism
not established
not established
Sub-processors
not established
not established
Certifications
No
PCI DSS
Pricing
Accountable
No published pricing we could verify.
TaxAct
- Business Pay-Per-Return $29.99 per 1040 return$49.99 per business return · $49 per state edition · E-filed or printed
- Business Forty Bundle On request bundle40 returns in listed form types · All states included · Document Manager and Cloud Data Storage
- Complete Bundle On request bundleFederal 1040, 1065, 1120, 1120S, 1041, 990 products · All states included
- Free Trial Free trialNo credit card required
Pricing varies by tax year; some retail prices take effect January 1, 2027. Bundles require direct inquiry.
Features
Accountable
Feature breakdown not yet compiled.
TaxAct
- Tax preparation
- Federal forms: 1040, 1041, 1065, 1120, 1120S, 990, State editions for supported forms, Prior-year return import from TaxAct, Import competitor 1040 PDFs or client data
- E-filing and workflow
- Built-in e-filing for federal and state returns, E-signatures for client approvals, Client Xchange for document sharing, Document Manager and cloud storage
- Data import
- Brokerage CSV imports (Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, etc.), Business trial-balance CSV imports, Schedule K-1 data import/export via .dat files