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AI Tax Copilot for International Students

Confusing taxes.
Done conversationally.

Conversational AI tax filing, built for international students in the US. No forms to decode, just answers in plain English.

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Ask it like you'd ask a friend who's been through it.

No wizard, no jargon. deducted works through your actual situation in plain conversation, then tells you exactly what it means for your return.

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I'm on OPT and got a stipend from my CPT internship last summer. Do I owe FICA tax on that?
Usually not. As an F-1 student in nonresident status, you're exempt from Social Security and Medicare (FICA) tax on wages tied to your CPT or OPT authorization for your first 5 calendar years in the US.
Worth checking: has your employer already withheld it by mistake? That's common, and recoverable. We'll file Form 843 for the refund.
Yes, looks like they did. Can we just start my actual return while we're at it?
Let's do it. I'll need your W-2 or 1042-S, and the country you're a tax resident of, to check your treaty benefits.
I have my W-2, but the 1042-S hasn't arrived yet. I'm from India.
Got it. I'll flag the missing 1042-S to add later. India's treaty gives you a standard deduction under Article 21(2), already applied. Your 1040NR is mostly done.

Tax forms weren't written with you in mind.

International student tax questions aren't covered by general filing software, and getting them wrong can carry immigration-adjacent consequences, not just a fine.

Am I even filing the right form?

Most international students file Form 1040NR, not the standard 1040: a different form with different rules, easy to get wrong on the first try.

Do I owe FICA on my CPT or OPT stipend?

Nonresident students on F-1 status are generally exempt from Social Security and Medicare tax, but the exemption has limits most software doesn't explain.

What's this treaty benefit my country has?

The US has tax treaties with dozens of countries that can reduce or eliminate tax on certain income, if you know to claim them.

Do I still need to file if I made $0?

Yes. Form 8843 is required for nearly every F-1 and J-1 student, even with zero income, just to maintain compliant status.

Not another form wizard.

Existing nonresident tax tools digitize the same paper form. deducted replaces the form with a conversation.

Form wizards

  • A static questionnaire with one-size-fits-all questions
  • You decode the tax jargon yourself
  • No explanation for why an answer applies to you
  • Stuck? Read a help article and guess

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  • A real conversation about your specific situation
  • Plain English, every time, no jargon left untranslated
  • Every answer comes with the reasoning behind it
  • Stuck? Just ask a follow-up, right there

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