# Tesseract-Tax™ — Smart Tax Document Organizer > Smart Tax Document Organizer (iPhone/iPad app by KnotTheory.ai Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tesseract-tax/id6760184082 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [KnotTheory.ai Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1792673449) - Category: Finance, Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $1.99) - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 15 MB - Languages: English, French, German, Hindi, Italian - Released: 2026-03-11 - Data updated: 2026-07-09 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tesseract-tax/id6760184082/reviews.md ## What is Tesseract? Tesseract-Tax™ — Intelligent tax document collection for 8 countries. Collect, scan, and organize all your tax documents in one place. Auto-detect document types, extract key amounts, estimate your taxes, and export everything for your tax preparer. SUPPORTED COUNTRIES United States, India, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy SMART DOCUMENT DETECTION - Auto-detects W-2, 1099-INT/DIV/B/R/NEC/MISC/SA, 1098, Form 8889 (US) - Form 16, Form 16A, Form 26AS, ITR-V, Section 143(1) Intimation (India) - P60, P45, SA100 Self Assessment (UK) - Lohnsteuerbescheinigung, Certificazione Unica, Déclaration 2042, and more (EU) - Auto-detects country from PDF content COLLECT FROM ANYWHERE - Open institution tax pages in the built-in browser - Scan paper documents with your iPhone camera - Import PDFs, folders, or ZIP archives - Batch collection with auto-fill from the secure Vault TAX ESTIMATION - Country-specific brackets, deductions, and credits - India Old & New regime with 80C/80D/80G deductions - UK Income Tax + National Insurance - Federal + state estimation (US) EXPORT - ZIP archive organized by institution - Merged PDF with table of contents - CSV summary of extracted amounts SECURITY - AES-GCM encrypted credential vault - All processing on-device — documents never leave your device - Biometric unlock ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1040 Filing and File extension | $4.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.6 — 2026-04-28 OFFICIAL IRS PAPER-MAILING PDFs (US) • Form 1040 — auto-filled from your W-2/1099/1098 imports. Print, sign, mail. • Form 4868 (extension) auto-filled. • Supplemental schedules (1, 2, 3, A, B, D, Form 8949, 1040-V) bundled and progressively wired. • One-time IAP unlocks both PDFs for life. Restored across your Apple ID devices. Tax Estimate, document review, and the print-summary worksheet remain free. LIVE-VERIFIED MAILING ADDRESSES • Correct IRS service center based on your state and whether you owe a balance. • Verified live against irs.gov every time. Badge: Verified | IRS differs | Could not verify INDIA — ITR-2 + YEAR-OVER-YEAR • Read previously filed ITR-2 PDFs and extract aggregate totals (Gross Total Income, Net Tax, TDS, Refund). • Year-over-Year comparison card on Tax Estimate view: last year vs. current year, with delta %. • Form 16 / 16A / 26AS / Bank Interest Certificate — per-form extractors using IT Department spec language. Works across HDFC, ICICI, SBI, Axis, and others. EXTRACTION — PER-FORM ARCHITECTURE • One file per tax form (W-2, 1099-INT/DIV/B/DA/R/NEC/MISC, 1098, 1098-T, 1099-OID/G/SSA/SA). Each form's tolerances tuned independently. • W-2 Box 12 (code, value) pair extraction: D=401k, DD=health, W=HSA, etc. • On-device VLM arbiter (Gemma 4) re-verifies after import. TAX CALCULATOR — AUDIT FIXES • 1099, 1098 calculation fixes • Withholding key sets corrected for 1099-INT/R/NEC (state vs. federal). STABILITY & POLISH • Fixed Metal/GGML shutdown errors. • Form 1040 address now auto-populates from your saved Profile. • New Federal Filing section in Help & About: what you can file, mailing flow, limitations, step-by-step, disclaimer. Reach us at tess@knottheory.ai with feedback ### 1.4 — 2026-03-27 What's New in Version 1.4 OBBB Tax Law (Public Law 119-21, signed July 4, 2025): - SALT cap raised to $40,000 (from $10,000) - Child Tax Credit increased to $2,200/child - New deductions: No Tax on Tips ($25K), No Tax on Overtime ($12.5K/$25K), Senior Deduction ($6K/$12K), Auto Loan Interest ($10K) - Adoption Credit now partially refundable (up to $5,000) Tax Savings Advisor (NEW): - 34-rule tax minimization analyzer covering all IRS forms - AI-powered personalized analysis via on-device Gemma3 - Interactive follow-up Q&A with popup answer dialogs - Covers: retirement gaps, capital gains harvesting, bracket proximity, charitable strategies, stock options, Roth conversions, HSA, and more ### 1.3 — 2026-03-26 Tesseract-Tax™ now reflects the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act signed July 4, 2025: OBBB Tax Law Updates (Public Law 119-21) - SALT cap raised to $40,000 — Up from $10,000. Phases out above $500K AGI. MFS: $20,000. - Child Tax Credit: $2,200/child — Increased from $2,000 for 2025. - No Tax on Tips — New deduction up to $25,000. Auto-extracted from W-2 Box 7/8. - No Tax on Overtime — New deduction up to $12,500 (Single) / $25,000 (MFJ). - Senior Deduction — Additional $6,000/$12,000 for taxpayers age 65+. - Auto Loan Interest Deduction — Up to $10,000 for US-made vehicles. - Adoption Credit — Now partially refundable (up to $5,000). - 100% Bonus Depreciation restored for business property (CorpTax). - Ask the LLM about any IRC section or OBBB provision — 13 new OBBB entries and 45+ IRC sections are now searchable in the chat RAG. - Type "SALT", "tips", "overtime", or any tax term to see autocomplete tags with full legal references. - Calculation log ("How did I arrive at this estimate?") now shows each OBBB deduction step with IRS reference links. - New input section on Tax Estimate screen for children, age 65+, overtime pay, auto loan interest, and adoption expenses. - Improved W-2 extraction: Box 7 (SS tips) and Box 8 (allocated tips) now extracted and cross-verified. - Fixed multiple-window issue on macOS (Cmd+Tab). - Fixed Gemma3 model detection when switching between App Store and development builds ### 1.2 — 2026-03-19 International Tax Support — 8 Countries! Tesseract-Tax goes global. Collect, scan, and organize tax documents for the United States, India, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Germany, France, and Italy. - Country-specific institution catalogs, tax brackets, deductions, and credits - Auto-detects country from PDF content - Country-specific tax estimation India: Form 16, Form 16A, Form 26AS, ITR-V, Section 143(1) Intimation. Old & New regime with 80C/80D/80G/80TTA deductions, HRA exemption, Section 24(b) home loan. UK: P60, P45, SA100 Self Assessment. Income Tax + National Insurance. Germany: Lohnsteuerbescheinigung, Einkommensteuerbescheid. Kirchensteuer/Soli. France: Avis d'imposition, Déclaration 2042. Quotient familial. Italy: Certificazione Unica, Modello 730. IRPEF + addizionali. Ireland: Employment Detail Summary, Form 11. USC + PRSI. Australia: PAYG Payment Summary. Medicare Levy, superannuation. New US Forms - 1099-SA (HSA distributions) and Form 8889 (HSA contributions) - HealthEquity and Optum Bank in catalog Vault: CSV import for passwords (Safari, Chrome, 1Password, Bitwarden). Auto-hide after 15 seconds. Other: 118 institution URL fixes, unified Help with per-country tax guide, localization (English, Hindi, German, French, Italian), Delete Year, improved W-2 detection. ### 1.1 — 2026-03-13 Bug fixes: In Scanning using iPhone camera and saving documents --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-09.*