Contact TaxGainsCalc - Corrections, Questions & Media Inquiries
Email the founder directly for corrections, topic suggestions, press, or advertising. Every message answered personally, usually within 1-2 business days.
Get In Touch
TaxGainsCalc is run by real people who answer their own email. Whether you found a number that looks wrong, want us to cover a topic, or just want to tell us the calculator saved you from a spreadsheet spiral, every message is read and answered by the founder personally. No ticket numbers, no auto-replies that go nowhere.
The fastest way to reach us is email. We currently do not offer phone support, because the site is run by a small team and email lets us give every question the attention it deserves — including links to the exact IRS publication we checked before answering.
- Email: taxgainscalc@gmail.com
- Response time: usually within 1–2 business days, often faster
- Who replies: Wasim Akram, founder & lead researcher
Report an Error or Outdated Information
Found a figure that does not match the IRS source? We want to know today, not eventually. Include the page URL and, if you can, the publication or official page showing the correct number. Error reports are verified against primary documents and corrected promptly, with the page's review date updated so the fix is visible.
Common things worth reporting: a bracket threshold that changed mid-year, a state rule we summarized incorrectly, a broken link to a government PDF, or a calculator edge case that produces a strange result. Each of these has happened before, and reader reports fixed them.
Suggest a Topic
Some of the site's most useful guides started as a single reader email — "why does my ETF send me a 1099 if I never sold anything?" became a full guide. If there is a capital gains question you cannot find a straight answer to, send it over. If we write it, the guide will use your question as its starting point.
We prioritize topics that affect real decisions: reporting a specific form, planning around a threshold, or understanding a rule that changed this year. You do not need to be an expert to suggest something; confused questions make the best guides.
Press & Media Inquiries
Journalists covering taxes, personal finance, or investor tools can reach us for comment, data, or background on capital gains rules and calculator methodology. Please mention your outlet and deadline in the subject line so we can prioritize the reply. We are happy to walk through the math behind any of our published figures on the record.
Advertising & Partnership Inquiries
TaxGainsCalc is funded by display advertising and is open to direct partnerships that fit the site's audience of US investors. We do not accept sponsored articles, paid editorial placements, or affiliate deals that would put money ahead of accuracy. If your product genuinely helps taxpayers and you want to discuss display advertising, email us with the details.
What to Expect When You Email
Every email gets a human reply, usually within one to two business days. If your question needs research, we will tell you what we can confirm from primary sources and what we cannot. If it is a correction, we will tell you what we found, what we changed, and when the page was updated.
We cannot give personalized tax advice, and we will say so plainly when a question crosses that line — usually with a pointer to the right professional or official channel instead. That is not a brush-off; it is the honest limit of what an educational site can responsibly do.
When to Contact a Government Agency Instead
We are an educational website, not a tax office, and some questions can only be answered by the agency that owns the process. For account-specific matters — a missing refund, a notice or letter, a payment plan, or an IP PIN — go directly to the IRS Help page or call the number on your IRS notice. State tax questions belong with your state revenue agency, whose site lists its own contact channels.
If you need free, personalized help from a real tax professional, two IRS-sponsored programs exist for exactly that. The VITA program offers free return preparation for people who generally make $67,000 or less, and the Taxpayer Advocate Service helps resolve problems that are stuck in the system. Neither charges a fee, and both are independent of this site.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to get a reply?
Most emails get a reply within one to two business days. Corrections and factual challenges jump the queue because accuracy beats convenience — if a figure on the site is wrong, fixing it cannot wait a week.
Can you tell me how much tax I will personally owe?
No — that is personalized advice, and we are not licensed professionals. What we can do is show you the published rules, run the math on hypothetical numbers through the calculators, and link the IRS publication behind every figure so you or your CPA can verify it.
Can you file my taxes or fix a problem with my return?
We cannot. Filing, amendments, audits, and notices are handled only through the IRS or a licensed professional. For stuck problems, the Taxpayer Advocate Service is a free IRS-independent office that exists to help.
I found an error on one of your pages. What happens next?
Send the URL and the correct source. We verify the claim against the primary document, correct the page, and update its review date. Material changes get a visible note in the article so the correction itself is on the record.
Do you offer phone support?
Not at this time. Email keeps every answer written down, sourced, and searchable — which matters more for tax questions than a phone call would. If that changes, it will be announced on this page.
Can I advertise on TaxGainsCalc?
Possibly, if the fit is right. Display advertising is welcome; sponsored editorials and pay-to-play coverage are not. Email us with your product and we will tell you honestly whether it belongs on the site.
I am a reporter writing about capital gains tax. Can I interview you?
Yes. Email with your outlet, topic, and deadline. The founder can speak on the record about capital gains rules, calculator methodology, and the data behind our published figures.
Do you accept guest posts?
No. Every article on this site is written or reviewed in-house against primary sources, and we do not publish outside submissions. If you have a topic idea, send it as a suggestion and we will research it ourselves.