Build a personal tax refund calculator instead of paying a CPA
A user had Claude Code build an interactive tax calculator using 2025 tables to avoid a $300 CPA fee. Task: Suggested implementation: Brian described a need for a 2025 federal, Ohio, and Columbus tax refund estimate for a married couple filing jointly with one child. Claude Code asked clarifying questions, sought permission to search for current tax tables, and scaffolded a Vite, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind application with a calculator module. The human provided specific filing details and granted web search permissions, while planning to have a CPA prepare the actual return.; tools: Claude Code. Human role: Brian described the need in plain English and provided specific filing details (married filing jointly, one child, 2025 federal/Ohio/Columbus). He granted permission for web searches to retrieve current tax tables. The source evidence is unavailable regarding further human verification steps, though the author explicitly plans to have a CPA prepare the actual return, treating the tool only as a planning estimate.; limitations: The author explicitly treats the tool as a planning estimate only and intends to use a CPA for the actual filing. Source reliability is low due to a 403 error and truncated text, meaning specific implementation details and final results cannot be fully verified. Human approval is critical for any financial use, and the tool's accuracy depends on the correctness of the retrieved 2025 tax tables..
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Overview
A user had Claude Code build an interactive tax calculator using 2025 tables to avoid a $300 CPA fee.
Workflow
Suggested implementation: Brian described a need for a 2025 federal, Ohio, and Columbus tax refund estimate for a married couple filing jointly with one child. Claude Code asked clarifying questions, sought permission to search for current tax tables, and scaffolded a Vite, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind application with a calculator module. The human provided specific filing details and granted web search permissions, while planning to have a CPA prepare the actual return.
Reported result
The source indicates the tool produced a working single-page application in one session, accepting W-2, interest, dividend, and capital gains inputs to update refunds live and save to local storage. However, the provided text is truncated, and the source URL returned a 403 error, preventing verification of final accuracy or specific outcomes. No independent metrics confirm the claimed $300 savings or the calculator's precision against official tables.
Human role
Brian described the need in plain English and provided specific filing details (married filing jointly, one child, 2025 federal/Ohio/Columbus). He granted permission for web searches to retrieve current tax tables. The source evidence is unavailable regarding further human verification steps, though the author explicitly plans to have a CPA prepare the actual return, treating the tool only as a planning estimate.
Limitations
The author explicitly treats the tool as a planning estimate only and intends to use a CPA for the actual filing. Source reliability is low due to a 403 error and truncated text, meaning specific implementation details and final results cannot be fully verified. Human approval is critical for any financial use, and the tool's accuracy depends on the correctness of the retrieved 2025 tax tables.
Try it
Act as a senior full-stack developer. I need you to build a local tax refund estimation tool for a married couple filing jointly with one child in Ohio (Columbus) for the 2025 tax year. Use Vite, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. First, ask me for my specific income inputs: [replaceable W-2 wages], [replaceable interest/dividend income], and [replaceable capital gains]. Then, search for the official 2025 IRS, Ohio, and Columbus tax brackets and standard deductions. Scaffold the app with a calculator module that updates the estimated refund live as I input data. Include a chart visualization for tax breakdowns and save inputs to local storage. Before finalizing, present the calculated tax logic for my review to ensure it matches official tables. Do not use this for actual filing; it is for planning only. If you cannot find verified 2025 tables, stop and ask for the data source. Output the complete code structure and a README with instructions on how to run it locally.
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