Prepare personal tax return paperwork with Claude Code

This founder used Claude Code to put together all of his tax returns, including a 2023 amendment he says his CPA missed. He packaged the work into tax agents that fill out the forms.

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Tool: Claude Code
Source: @joshbrown on X
Source date: May 13, 2026

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Starter prompt

Help me organize my tax documents for [YEAR]. From the files I provide, list every income and deduction document, the form each one feeds into, and anything that seems to be missing. Do not file anything; produce a checklist and draft worksheet that I will review with a tax professional.