TaxSlayer and Hurdlr Announce Strategic Partnership to Make Tax Filing Easier for the Self-Employed

Over 100,000 self-employed filers found an average of $5,600 in deductions using Hurdlr

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Mar 06, 2018, 10:41 ET

AUGUSTA, Ga., March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TaxSlayer, a leading online and professional tax and financial technology company, and Hurdlr, a rapidly growing startup that provides financial, tax, and performance insights for "The 1099 Economy," today announced a strategic partnership to bring simple tax filing to self-employed individuals across the United States.

The integrated, seamless solution will allow tax filers to leverage all small business deductions available to them – including mileage, meals, and other business expenses – by tracking eligible expenses in Hurdlr and automatically populating them into TaxSlayer. This new integration will help freelancers, independent contractors, and self-employed small business owners alike maximize their deductions and streamline their tax filing process.

"When we looked at the market, we found the existing freelance tax filing options take too much time and money," said Seth Babb, Head of Consumer Products at TaxSlayer. "Our new partnership with Hurdlr is a complete integration that allows freelancers and typical 1099 workers to file their taxes efficiently and effectively, so they can get back to their passions faster.

Hurdlr's mobile-first, year-round income, expense and mileage tracker on average finds over $5,600 in tax deductions for customers, and has helped over 100,000 freelancers, independent contractors and self-employed small business owners track $6 billion in finances and save $250 million in taxes over the past two years.

"We've talked with thousands of freelancers, independent contractors and small business owners, and most of them want to spend more time on their passions and less time on tracking their finances and filing their taxes," said Raj Bhaskar, Co-founder & CEO at Hurdlr. "And they want to maximize their deductions. Hurdlr with TaxSlayer is a complete solution that saves self-employed people time and money."

About TaxSlayer
TaxSlayer makes life simpler and less stressful for millions of Americans with exceptional, easy-to-use technology. Trusted for over 50 years, TaxSlayer saves business owners, tax professionals and individual consumers time and money with high-quality, high-value financial products. In addition to offering the top-rated tax preparation software, support, and tools, TaxSlayer's products are radically transforming the legal, bookkeeping, and HR/payroll arenas, helping small business owners better serve their customers.

The company successfully completed more than 10 million state and federal e-filed tax returns in 2017 with $12 billion in refunds. TaxSlayer was highest rated in four categories including ease of use, speed of filing, best value, and most trusted according to the 2017-18 American Online Tax Satisfaction Survey.

About Hurdlr
Hurdlr is a rapidly growing startup whose API and mobile apps provide financial, tax, and performance insights for "The 1099 Economy," including freelancers, independent contractors, self-employed small business owners and consumers. The company's API allows businesses, financial institutions, and other organizations to tap into the power of Hurdlr's modern financial platform to create innovative, tailored solutions that proactively improve their customers' financial performance.The company has helped over 100,000 freelancers, independent contractors and self-employed small business owners track $6 billion in finances and save $250 million in taxes over the past two years.

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SOURCE TaxSlayer