Tax Software Market size was over USD 20.62 billion in 2024 and is poised to reach USD 79.09 billion by the end of 2037, growing at around 10.8% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of tax software is assessed at USD 22.42 billion. The growth of the market can be attributed to huge loss of revenue owing to tax invasion. In United States every year lose about USD 180 Billion in tax evasion. Further China and Japan lose approximately USD 60 Billion and close to 50 Billion respectively owing to the same reason. Hence installation of tax software is expected to reduce the tax fraud taking placing all around globe which is further boosting the demand for the same. Additionally, the governments have recognized the benefits of digitization and began implementing information technology and e-services to increase productivity and enhance government functions including tax collection and auditing. They are extensively employing tax software or integrated websites in order to offer dependable and quick operations, further assisting both clients and accountants in quickly accessing accounting information.
In addition, demand for cloud-based tax software is rising across all end user industries. The use of cloud accounting has changed how frequently accountants operate and interact with their clients. These cloud-based solutions support businesses in decentralizing data storage and computation and provide high levels of flexibility, scalability, cost savings, and data security. Further, there has been surge in small and medium scale businesses which is also estimated to boost the growth of the market. For instance, India has about 62 million micro businesses, 0.33 million small businesses, and roughly about 4000 medium-sized businesses. These small and medium-sized companies are also adoption cloud-based tax management solution extensively. This is since they benefit from the incorporation of cloud-based tax management solutions into their organisational frameworks, as it facilitates them in lessening the economic burden related to subscription, software programme license acquisition, and maintenance.
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2024 |
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2025-2037 |
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10.8% |
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Base Year Market Size (2024) |
USD 20.62 billion |
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Forecast Year Market Size (2037) |
USD 79.09 billion |
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Deployment (Cloud, On-Premises)
The global tax software market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by deployment into cloud, and on-premises. Out of these segments, the cloud segment is anticipated to grow with the highest CAGR of 11.3% over the forecast period. This growth of the segment is attributed to the large number of finance professional working from home. For instance, since the UK Coronavirus lockdown began in March, the vast majority (about 96%) of accountants and other finance professionals have worked from home. Hence tax software makes it easy for employees to work from anywhere as so long as they are connected to the internet. Additionally, authorized users of cloud-based tax software have the freedom to access the system from any location around the clock using a web browser, so they are not restricted to the confines of their office space. Moreover, growing efforts of various organization in order to offer their best services to general public is also estimated to boost the market growth. For instance, the leading Indian income tax e-filing service EZTax.in has added new capabilities that automatically select the appropriate tax regime to help customers save every last cent of the IT return.
End-user (Individuals, Commercial Enterprises)
The global tax software market is also segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by end user into individuals, and commercial enterprises. Amongst these segments, the commercial enterprises segment is anticipated to grow at a highest CAGR of 11% over the forecast period, backed by growing use of tax management software by commercial enterprises in order to integrates numerous applications including sales and billing software, purchasing software, accounting and employee payroll system, and other financial applications. This software is deployable across corporate networks on a variety of platforms and could be tailored for certain business needs. Additionally, the technicality of sales and use tax has increased significantly. To detect tax fraud and tighten up compliance, tax jurisdictions all over the world are aggressively utilizing technology. As a result, it has become necessary for small business to extensively deploy sales tax software to make their business grow. Further, as businesses expand, companies require business-oriented tax management that is created in accordance with particular business requirements that encodes corporate policies, regulations, and processes. Hence, the demand for tax software is estimated to increase.
Our in-depth analysis of the global tax software market includes the following segments:
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By Deployment |
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By Tax Type |
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By End User |
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North American Market Forecast
The North America tax software market is poised to dominate 33% revenue share by 2037. The growth of the market in this region can be attributed growing penetration of smartphones, and surge in number of internet user. There were about 414 million internet users in North America. In 2026, this number is anticipated to reach approximately 445 million internet users. Owing to rise in the internet user the demand for tax software is expected to grow as using internet provide them to avail benefit of advanced technology. However, the market in Asia Pacific region is estimated to grow with a highest CAGR of 11.9% over the forecast period.
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Author Credits: Abhishek Verma
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