In February, Perplexity launched Perplexity Computer, an agentic AI service that can execute end-to-end tasks for users. Now, the company has extended its functionality with tax modules that allow it to answer questions about US federal taxes. With this, Perplexity Computer can draft a federal income tax return on official IRS forms, review a professionally prepared return, build dashboards and tools for more complex parts of the tax code, and support any other workflows you want to design.
To ensure that it fills out the information correctly, these modules have been designed to keep up with new laws, new forms, and new types of income. The new tax module is built on the Agent Skills protocol and can help Computer organize, retrieve, and apply current tax knowledge. To reduce mistakes, the module is grounded in IRS materials and regulations.
Perplexity says that this tool can perform better than many tax professionals who are still getting to grips with recent changes in tax laws. During its tests, it found that one attorney-prepared return, deductions as part of the 2025 No Tax on Overtime provisions, were underestimated by 67%. This would have left thousands of dollars unclaimed; luckily, Perplexity Computer was able to point out the error.
While tax filing often centers on documents and forms, which Perplexity Computer can handle, it can also help with building spreadsheets, apps, and websites related to your taxes. For example, it can build software for a business to track depreciation and expenses, load startup equity data into a tool that models exercise decisions, and even create a dashboard to help manage deductions across a rental portfolio under passive loss rules.
To start using this feature, select “Navigate my taxes" on Computer. Perplexity Computer requires a Perplexity Pro subscription, which costs $17 per month.
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