Last updated: March 18, 2026

Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) governs your use of the Veritas Tax Engine platform and related services (the “Service”). This AUP is incorporated into and forms part of our Terms of Service. By using the Service, you agree to comply with this AUP.

1. Permitted Uses

The Service is designed for the following lawful purposes:

• Tax computation: performing tax calculations, modeling tax positions, and analyzing tax scenarios using the computation engine.
• Professional tax preparation: assisting licensed tax professionals (CPAs, enrolled agents, tax attorneys) in preparing and reviewing tax returns for their clients.
• Business tax planning: analyzing multi-jurisdiction tax obligations, estimating quarterly payments, and planning strategies within the bounds of applicable tax law.
• Document management: uploading, organizing, and securely storing tax-related documents.
• API integration: accessing the Service programmatically through our published APIs for tax computation workflows within your authorized applications.
• Educational use: learning about tax computation, IRC provisions, and multi-jurisdiction tax analysis using the platform.

2. Prohibited Uses

You may not use the Service to:

• Facilitate tax evasion or fraud: use the Service to prepare fraudulent returns, fabricate deductions, underreport income, or engage in any form of tax evasion or tax fraud.
• Money laundering: use the Service in connection with money laundering, terrorist financing, or other financial crimes.
• Unauthorized access: attempt to access accounts, systems, or data that you are not authorized to access, including probing, scanning, or testing the vulnerability of our systems.
• Reverse engineering: decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or attempt to derive the source code of the computation engine or any proprietary algorithms.
• Automated abuse: use bots, scrapers, or automated tools to access the Service in a manner that exceeds normal human usage patterns or circumvents rate limits.
• Interfere with the Service: introduce malware, viruses, or any code designed to disrupt, damage, or interfere with the operation of the Service or other users' access.
• Resale without authorization: resell, sublicense, or redistribute access to the Service without our prior written consent.
• Misrepresentation: impersonate another user, tax professional, or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation or credentials.
• Data harvesting: systematically extract or scrape data from the Service for purposes unrelated to your authorized use.
• Circumvent controls: bypass or attempt to bypass authentication, authorization, rate limiting, or any other security or access control mechanisms.

3. API Usage Limits

API access is subject to the following usage policies:

• Rate limits: API requests are rate-limited according to your subscription tier. Exceeding rate limits will result in temporary throttling (HTTP 429 responses).
• Authentication: all API requests must include valid authentication credentials. Sharing API keys or tokens is prohibited.
• Fair use: API usage should reflect legitimate tax computation workflows. Automated stress testing, load testing, or benchmarking of the API requires prior written approval.
• Payload limits: individual API requests must not exceed the documented payload size limits. Batch requests must adhere to the published batch size constraints.
• Caching: you may cache API responses locally for reasonable periods, but you must respect cache invalidation headers and not serve stale data in contexts where accuracy is critical.
• Monitoring: we reserve the right to monitor API usage patterns to detect abuse and enforce this AUP. Anomalous patterns may trigger automated security responses.

4. Account Termination

Violations of this AUP may result in the following actions, at our sole discretion:

• Warning: for minor or first-time violations, we may issue a written warning and request corrective action within a specified timeframe.
• Temporary suspension: we may temporarily suspend your access to investigate suspected violations or to prevent ongoing harm. We will endeavor to notify you promptly and provide an opportunity to respond.
• Permanent termination: serious, repeated, or willful violations may result in permanent termination of your account. This includes, but is not limited to, facilitating tax fraud, unauthorized access attempts, or introducing malicious code.
• Data handling upon termination: upon account termination for AUP violations, we will retain your data only as required by law and our Privacy Policy. You may request an export of your data prior to termination taking effect, where legally permissible.
• Reporting: we reserve the right to report suspected criminal activity, including tax fraud, to relevant law enforcement authorities and regulatory bodies.

5. Reporting Violations

If you become aware of any violation of this AUP, please report it to us at [email protected] with the subject line “AUP Violation Report.” We take all reports seriously and will investigate promptly.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated at least 15 days in advance via email or in-app notification. Continued use of the Service after notice constitutes acceptance of the revised AUP.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Acceptable Use Policy, contact us at:

Veritas Tax Engine
Email: [email protected]
Web: useveritas.ai