The April AI tax platform is set to transform tax preparation for individuals and businesses following its 2025 nationwide e-file approval. According to CEO Ben Borodach, the company’s AI precisely gauges tax liability by reviewing financial data against federal rules in seconds, providing users with a real-time, adjustable tax figure that makes accurate financial foresight as routine as checking a bank balance.
The platform offers a live view of how each transaction impacts a user’s tax bottom line. Borodach highlighted a key differentiator: while traditional optical character recognition (OCR) achieves around 80% accuracy, April’s layered AI model reaches 95% by integrating language models with a continuously updated tax code corpus, as he explained in a CFO Dive interview.
Inside the April AI Engine
April’s AI engine automates tax preparation by ingesting and classifying transactions from linked financial accounts. It runs continuous simulations to project quarterly or annual tax obligations for both W-2 employees and freelancers, offering predictive analytics that dynamically adjust as financial data changes throughout the year.
- Real-time liability forecasting with predictive analytics for freelancers and W-2 employees.
- Intelligent question routing that reduces the user interview from 1,900 potential screens to an average of 36.
- Automated deduction discovery that identifies potential credits as new transactions are processed.
- Proactive audit risk scoring to flag and correct anomalies before filing.
Market Ripple Effects
The impact on the industry is significant. A 2025 OpenLedger study projects that AI tax agents could reduce preparation time by 62%, unlocking $256 billion in annual productivity. April’s platform also enhances compliance, with real-time legislative updates that decrease audit adjustments by over 30%. While competitors integrate chat interfaces, many lack April’s live regulatory agility. Financial institutions embedding the platform report increased app engagement, while self-employed users gain predictability through automated withholding and payment alerts.
What does April’s 2025 nationwide e-file approval mean for users?
Starting in March 2025, April became the first new tax platform in 15 years cleared to e-file in all 50 states. This removes the old patchwork where taxpayers in some states had to print and mail forms; everyone can now file end-to-end inside the same app that estimates, optimizes, and transmits the return.
How accurate is April’s AI liability forecast?
Internal benchmarks show the engine predicts annual and quarterly taxes with up to 89 % accuracy, cutting surprise balances by roughly 40 %. The model ingests live wage data, capital-gains events, and 1099 flows, then refreshes the forecast whenever a linked account changes.
Which complex situations are now supported?
AprilPro, released in late 2024 and rolled out nationally during 2025, handles K-1 partnerships, Schedule E rentals, 1099-B brokerage and 1099-DA crypto activity while keeping the interview to an average of 36 screens instead of the 1,900 possible paths.
How does the platform reduce audit risk?
April’s compliance layer runs continuous audit-risk scoring before submission. In 2025 pilots, returns flagged by the AI saw audit adjustments drop more than 30 % compared with industry averages because anomalies are corrected before filing.
When can banks or fintechs embed April for their customers?
The white-label API is live today; partners can launch branded tax centers in weeks. Early adopters report cutting customer-support tax queries by 62 % and saving an estimated $256 billion in annual productivity across the sector.
