Built by a CPA firm, for agents
Nettra tells you what to hold back from every closing, what to pay by the next deadline, and which expenses actually count — so April is a formality instead of a crisis.
Why agents get burned
Your brokerage sends a 1099, not a W-2. There's no payroll department quietly setting money aside for you. Four times a year the IRS expects a payment, and the amount depends on your closings, your write-offs, your spouse's job and your state — which is exactly why "just save 30%" is wrong for most agents in both directions.
What you get
Enter your closings and expenses so far. Get one percentage to move out of every check, the exact amount due at the next deadline, and a side-by-side of whether an S-corp would actually save you money at your income.
Handles your spouse's income, K-1s, investments, and all 50 states.
Open the calculator →"Can I deduct the closing gift?" "Is my car better as mileage or actual?" Ask in plain English and get an answer grounded in the tax code, IRS guidance and court cases — with the citations shown, so you can check the work.
Never blogs or forums. Primary authority only.
Ask a question →Drop in your bank and card statements. Nettra reads them, sorts the business from the personal, and builds a profit-and-loss statement you can hand to your CPA — or push straight into the calculator.
Account numbers are masked in your browser before anything is sent.
See how Books works →How it works
Commissions after your split, expenses, and anything already paid. Your spouse's income too, if you file jointly.
One percentage to move out of every check into a tax account, plus exactly what to pay by the next due date.
See both ways side by side at a salary you pick. If an S-corp saves real money, a CPA can walk you through it.
Who built this
Built by a practicing CPA whose firm works with real estate agents every day. The math is the same worksheet we use for our own clients' quarterly estimates, rebuilt so you can run it yourself.
Tax tables are updated every year when the IRS and states publish new figures, due dates move automatically including weekend and holiday shifts, and the tax-law reference behind Ask is reviewed monthly.
Pricing
The calculator is free and always will be — it's the part that keeps you out of trouble. Ask and Books are for agents who want the write-off answers and the bookkeeping handled too.
See plansMost agents start here
Free
Never miss a quarterly
A week before each IRS deadline we'll email you a reminder with a link back here, so you can plug in your latest closings and pay the right amount. Four emails a year, plus the occasional heads-up when a tax change affects agents.
You're on the list. Your first reminder comes a week before the next due date.
Questions
No. It's an estimate for planning, built on current tax law and the numbers you enter. Your actual tax depends on details a calculator can't see. For advice on your situation, talk to a CPA.
The calculator runs entirely in your browser and doesn't save or send what you type. Ask and Books send your question or statement text to be processed and don't store it afterward; account numbers are masked before anything leaves your device. We only keep what you submit in a form, like your email for reminders.
That rule of thumb ignores your deductions, the 20% QBI deduction, your state, and withholding from a spouse's job. Your rate can be well above or below it. That's the point of running your own numbers.
Usually once your profit is steady and high enough that the payroll tax saved beats the cost of running payroll and filing a separate return. The comparison in the calculator shows your break-even. The IRS requires a reasonable salary, so don't set it artificially low.
The penalty is interest on the amount you were short, for the days you were short. Paying as soon as possible stops it growing. The calculator spreads what's left over the remaining due dates.
Yes — Books exports a profit-and-loss statement and a year-to-date summary of what you've paid, which is exactly what your CPA needs at tax time. Send it over and skip the shoebox.
Two minutes with your year-to-date numbers. Free, no account needed.