Smart Tax Review for Startups by TaxHero AI - a pre-filing review that helps startups legally pay less in U.S. taxes.
Here s how it works: We review a startup s bank statements and expense history Identify missed deductions and optimization opportunities Show exactly how to lower their tax bill before filing
AI is quietly eating the boring parts of startups, and that s where the real value is.
Most people talk about AI in the context of flashy features: code generation, image tools, marketing copy. But the real impact might be happening in the background.
But along the way, we kept running into the same problem every early-stage founder faces: tax deadlines. Delaware franchise tax in March, 1120 in April, W-2s, 1099s, quarterly estimates
When you start out, everyone talks about product, fundraising, and growth. But in reality, it s often the smaller, hidden challenges that trip you up, things you never thought would matter until they suddenly do.
What s been your didn t see that coming moment as a founder?
Everywhere I look, AI is quietly slipping into the background of how we work. It writes our drafts. It organizes our notes. It even suggests the next email before we ve finished typing the first one.
But what fascinates me most isn t the flashy AI demos it s the invisible layer where AI becomes infrastructure.
Back in July, we launched TaxHero AI 2.o on Product Hunt.
The feedback we got was both humbling and energizing. Now, with tax season around the corner, we re rolling up our sleeves. The goal hasn t changed: make taxes and bookkeeping as simple and stress-free as possible for early-stage startups.
I ve noticed that founders obsess over product, growth, and funding, but often completely ignore taxes and compliance until it becomes a fire.
I ve seen smart early-stage founders hit with $10K+ IRS penalties simply for missing forms like 5472 or 1120. Not because they re irresponsible, they just didn t know those forms existed.
We launched **TaxHero AI**, a lightweight tax + bookkeeping tool for early-stage Delaware C-Corps. The idea came from seeing friends get hit with surprise IRS penalties, sometimes $10K+ just for missing a form they didn t even know existed (looking at you, 5472 and 1120 ).
