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TaxAct Professional

Tax year 2025

Last Updated: 9/2/2025

END USER EVALUATION AND EDUCATIONAL LICENSE AGREEMENT

You may not use the Software until you have read and agreed to this Agreement. BY DOWNLOADING, ACCESSING OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU INDICATE YOUR UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MUST TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE. 

The Taxwell Software Tax Solution 2025, together with any associated manuals and/or documentation (collectively, the "Software") is a proprietary product of DS Admiral Bidco, LLC and/or one or more of its affiliates including, without limitation, Drake Software, LLC and TaxAct, LLC., including any successors thereto (collectively, “Taxwell”). The Software is licensed, not sold, and is licensed only on the condition that Licensee agrees to this END USER EVALUATION AND EDUCATIONAL LICENSE AGREEMENT. 

Taxwell grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, nontransferable, revocable license to install and use the Software solely for educational and evaluation purposes, subject to the following terms and conditions: 

  1. Educational and Evaluation-Only Use. This license is for personal, non-commercial educational and evaluation purposes only. Licensee may use the Software in connection with classroom instruction, coursework, or self-study but may not use it for professional, commercial, or revenue-generating purposes. 

  2. Prohibition on Filing Returns. THIS AGREEMENT SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITS LICENSEE FROM PREPARING OR ELECTRONICALLY FILING ANY RETURN, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATE, PARTNERSHIP, NON-PROFIT, ESTATE, OR TRUST TAX RETURNS. The Software may only be used to create non-valid or sample/test returns for educational or evaluation purposes. 

  3. Nominal Fee. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that a nominal fee may be charged for access to and use of this evaluation and educational license. Such fee does not grant Licensee any ownership rights in the Software. 

  4. Restrictions. Unless otherwise expressly permitted by Taxwell, Licensee may not (and shall ensure that others do not) copy, sublicense, rent, assign, transfer, modify, create derivative works from, reverse engineer, decompile, disclose, or disassemble the Software. 

  5. No Distribution. LICENSEE SHALL NOT PROVIDE, DISCLOSE, OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF IN ANY FORM TO ANY THIRD PARTY. 

  6. Ownership. Taxwell retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Software and any intellectual property rights therein, including all updates, enhancements, and modifications. 

  7. Term and Termination. This Agreement is effective upon Licensee’s acceptance by clicking “I Agree” or upon Licensee’s downloading and accessing the Software and remains in effect until terminated. Taxwell may revoke this license at any time for any reason or no reason. Upon termination, Licensee must immediately uninstall and destroy all copies of the Software. 

  8. Disclaimer. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" FOR EDUCATIONAL AND EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY. TAXWELL MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. LICENSEE ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE OF THE SOFTWARE. 

  9. Limitation of Liability. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TAXWELL SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO LICENSEE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE. 

  10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Texas and in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association then existing.