tax-prep Skill
Prepares tax-season materials — quarterly estimated tax calculation or year-end 1099 prep — and produces an accountant handoff packet. Accepts optional mode and year arguments. Published by anthropics in knowledge-work-plugins.
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Developers using knowledge-work-plugins, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions
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Filesystem access, Network access, Shell access
Copy skill directory
22 days ago · Apache-2.0 license
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What is tax-prep Skill?
Prepares tax-season materials — quarterly estimated tax calculation or year-end 1099 prep — and produces an accountant handoff packet. Accepts optional mode and year arguments. Published by anthropics in knowledge-work-plugins. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
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Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Developers using knowledge-work-plugins
Declared skill metadata
- Source file: small-business/skills/tax-prep/SKILL.md
Allowed tools declared by source
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Compatibility and setup
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
- Local files
- Network access
- Shell access
Requirements and access
Security and permissions
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When to use tax-prep Skill
- Use it for developers using knowledge-work-plugins.
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Editorial notes
Source
- Creator: anthropics
- Repository: anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
- Skill file: small-business/skills/tax-prep/SKILL.md
What it does
Prepares tax-season materials — quarterly estimated tax calculation or year-end 1099 prep — and produces an accountant handoff packet. Accepts optional mode and year arguments.
Skill instructions
Run the tax prep workflow using the tax-season-organizer skill. Act immediately — the user typed /tax-prep, so skip the discovery phase. Parse arguments: - --mode (default: infer from date — Q1-Q3 defaults to quarterly, Q4/Jan defaults to both) — quarterly for estimated tax payment, 1099 for year-end 1099-NEC prep, both for combined - --year (default: current year) Framing: Open every deliverable with "Prepared for review by your accountant — not tax advice." Step 1 — Determine mode If --mode was not provided: 1. Check the current date. If Oct–Jan, default to both. Otherwise default to quarterly. 2. Confirm with the owner: "Based on the time of year, I'll prepare [mode]. Want me to do something different?" Step 2 — Quarterly estimated tax (if mode includes quarterly) 1. Pull YTD Profit & Loss from QuickBooks (Jan 1 through last completed quarter). 2. If QuickBooks is not connected, ask the user to paste net income or upload a CSV. 3. Ask: "How much have you already paid in estimated ta
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Frequently asked questions
What is tax-prep?
tax-prep is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Prepares tax-season materials — quarterly estimated tax calculation or year-end 1099 prep — and produces an accountant handoff packet. Accepts optional mode and year arguments.
Who is tax-prep best for?
tax-prep is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references.
How do I install tax-prep?
Install or run tax-prep using Copy skill directory. Check tax-prep for the latest setup command.
Is tax-prep actively maintained?
tax-prep may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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