Feather is an AI tax assistant for CPA firms and finance teams that delivers audit-ready answers grounded in IRC Title 26, Treasury Regulations, and IRS guidance with a citation on every line.
What is Feather?
Feather is a professional AI tax assistant that takes tax questions (federal, state, or territory) as input and produces cited answers with multi-step reasoning. It runs as a web application and integrates with cloud storage (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box) to analyze client documents. The product is developed by Feather AI (askfeather.ai) and is built specifically for tax professionals who need IRC §7216‑compliant research and review.
Key Features
- Federal & state tax research — Query IRC Title 26, Internal Revenue Bulletins, Written Determinations, and state‑level statutes across all 50 states, DC, and 5 US territories. Answers include links to the cited sources.
- Audit‑ready memo generation — Produce binder‑ready notes and memos with primary‑source citations attached, suitable for audit preparation.
- Chat with client documents — Connect cloud storage (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box) or use the encrypted Safe vault. Route files via an email Inbox. IRC §7216‑aware with SOC 2 Type I attestation.
- Weekly Tax Brief digest — A Monday email summarizing the past week’s federal, state, and territory tax law changes.
- IR §7216 compliance by design — Complete audit trail (all queries and responses logged and timestamped), zero training on client data (enforced by contract and infrastructure), and confidentiality terms that match §7216’s written consent rule.
- Reasoning, citations, and flagging — Multi‑step analysis across code, regulations, and court opinions; every answer cites the exact code section, Revenue Ruling, or PLR; Feather flags exceptions, deadlines, and filing requirements missed by the question alone.
- Scenario Builder (coming soon) — Model multi‑state returns, entity structures, and tax elections side by side to compare outcomes before advising clients.
Who should use Feather?
- Solo CPAs and enrolled agents — Use Feather for research, compliance review, and audit preparation without disclosing client data to unauthorized tools.
- Multi‑person CPA firms — Generate cited memos and planning notes from a single platform that logs every query for §7216 documentation.
- In‑house tax and accounting teams — Surface deductions, credits, and elections by combining Feather’s tax knowledge with client data from cloud storage.
- Accounting and tax students — Access Feather at no cost with a valid .edu email (separate student program).
What can you do with Feather?
- Federal tax research: Query IRC Title 26, Internal Revenue Bulletins, and Written Determinations in seconds. Get citations to code sections, Revenue Rulings, and PLRs.
- State & territory tax research: Cross‑reference statutes and administrative guidance across all 50 states, DC, and 5 US territories. The Feather Tax Knowledge Base provides the strongest audit‑ready references for states like California, New York, Florida, and Texas.
- Audit preparation: Generate memos and binder‑ready notes with attached citations. Connect client documents from Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Box.
- Tax planning: Surface deductions, credits, and elections by combining Feather’s tax knowledge with your client data.
How does Feather work?
- Sign up and start a 7‑day free trial (no credit card required). 2. Ask a tax question (federal or state) in natural language. 3. Feather retrieves answers from primary sources (IRC, Treasury Regulations, IRS guidance, state statutes) and returns a cited response with reasoning. 4. Optionally connect cloud storage or upload client documents to the Safe for document‑informed questions. 5. Export memos or notes for audit files.
