I built a MACRS calculator because TurboTax was overkill
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HN · launched Jan 22, 2026 · 12 upvotes (top 44%) · 0 views
Niche: salary and tax calculators · 125 launches, 14 in the last 7 days ▼ -18% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Fintech
- Vertical SaaS
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 125 launches in salary and tax calculators →
Could you build this?
Yes A MACRS depreciation calculator relies on straightforward, well-documented IRS percentage tables and depreciation formulas that can easily be implemented in a simple web app.
Discussion
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Competitors mentioned: Expensive accounting software, Oversimplified calculators
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 132 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #45 of 133 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 80 days after the earliest competitor.
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