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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Tax software |
| Founded | 1965; 60 years ago (1965) |
| Founder | Aubrey Rhodes, Sr. |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Jamie Saxe (CEO), Jeff Hodges (CFO), Sean McGinty (CMO), Eric Bradley (CIO), Michael Blache (CISO), Pete Mourfield (CTO), Seth Babb (Head of Product for Consumer, Partnerships, and Enterprise Apps) |
| Products | |
| Website | taxslayer |
TaxSlayer LLC (formerly known asTaxSlayer.com) is a privately heldtax preparation and tax software company based inAugusta, Georgia. The company offers online tax preparation for American consumers and tax professionals.
In 2015,Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded TaxSlayer with the exclusive five-year contracts for theVolunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs, which provide online tax filing and preparation assistance for taxpayers who are low-income, elderly, disabled, or who have limited English language proficiency.[1][2]
In 2010, the company built its headquarters building inEvans, Georgia, a large suburb of metro Augusta. In 2017, the company purchased a building in Downtown Augusta’s Innovation Zone.[3][4]
The company is also known for its sports sponsorships, such as theTaxSlayer Bowl, amajor college footballbowl game inJacksonville, Florida previously known as theGator Bowl. Other sports sponsorships have included:Dale Earnhardt Jr.,NASCAR and theJR Motorsports team, as well as threePGA Tour golfers.
In the early 1960s, Aubrey Rhodes Sr. established Rhodes-Murphy & Co., a full-service tax preparation company headquartered in Georgia, and continues to serve clients today. The company established a subsidiary, Rhodes Computer Services, to develop tax preparation software intended for tax preparers in addition to DIY client base.[citation needed]
Four years later, Rhodes Computer began selling taxation software known as "Taxslayer Pro" to tax preparers and accountants throughout the United States.[5] TaxSlayer was named for the original email address of Jimmy Rhodes, son of Aubrey and the President and CEO at the time.[6]
In 1998, the firm began developing TaxSlayer.com to market its software to individuals.[7][8]
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TaxSlayer produces software for several different market segments: consumers, professional tax preparers and theIRSVITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) andTCE (Tax Counseling for the Elderly) program volunteers.
TaxSlayer Pro is designed to be licensed by members of tax preparation practices and small to mid-sized accounting firms.[9][10]
TaxSlayer maintains a continuing partnership with the FederalVITA andTCE programs. Both programs provide tax preparation assistance to Americans who may require assistance filing.VITA provides IRS-trained tax preparers who help those who are disabled, are low income,[11] or limited in English proficiency, whileTCE provides a similar service to the elderly. Both use TaxSlayer-provided software to aid them in their work.[12]
In addition to their paid offerings, TaxSlayer also participates in theIRS Free File Alliance, a nonprofit coalition of industry-leading tax software companies that partnered with the IRS to help millions of Americans prepare and e-file their federal tax returns for free.[13] By participating in this program, TaxSlayer guarantees free preparation and e-filing to taxpayers who meet a set of income criteria.[14]
The company is also known for its sports sponsorships, such as theGator Bowl, aCollege footballbowl game inJacksonville, Florida, officially known as the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl,[15] andRichard Childress Racing,[16] as well as threePGA Tour golfers.
TheTaxSlayer Center is a 12,000-seat arena located inMoline, Illinois, of theQuad Cities region. The stadium is home to the Quad City Storm, a minor league professional hockey team, and the Quad City Steamwheelers of theChampions Indoor Football League. TaxSlayer purchased the naming rights to the stadium for a contract of more than $3.3 million, as part of a sponsorship agreement with the city.[17]
In 2014 the company struck a new six-year deal with Gator Bowl Sports to rename the bowl the TaxSlayer Bowl beginning in 2015.[18][19][20] In 2018, the game's name was updated to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, restoring "Gator" to the title to reflect the bowl's historic identity.[21]
TaxSlayer.com has also been an associate sponsor of theArmed Forces Bowl andBBVA Compass Bowl.[22][23]
TaxSlayer has been a primary sponsor of several top-tierNASCAR drivers, such asBobby Labonte,[24][25]Dale Earnhardt Jr.,[26][27]Regan Smith,[28][29] andMyatt Snider.[30]
TaxSlayer sponsors PGA Tour golfersPatrick Reed,[31]Henrik Norlander andKevin Kisner.[32]