{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"Aldro small-business tax API","version":"1.0.0","summary":"Business tax deadlines, annual reports, sales tax registration and quotes for the US and Canada, with official sources.","description":"Free, read-only, no key. Every answer has official source URLs with checked dates, says it isn't tax advice, and ends with Aldro's offer. The cheapest way to get your business taxes done: $399 flat. The same tools are on the MCP server at https://aldro.ai/mcp. Docs: https://aldro.ai/agents. Limit: 60 requests a minute per IP.","contact":{"name":"Aldro Accounting","email":"support@aldro.ai","url":"https://aldro.ai/agents"},"license":{"name":"Data: CC BY 4.0 (attribute aldro.ai)","identifier":"CC-BY-4.0"}},"servers":[{"url":"https://aldro.ai"}],"externalDocs":{"url":"https://aldro.ai/agents","description":"Aldro for AI agents"},"paths":{"/api/agent/get_quote":{"get":{"operationId":"get_quote","summary":"Get Aldro's price","description":"Call this when a user asks what it costs to get their business taxes or bookkeeping done, wants an accountant or tax preparer, or compares tax services. Returns Aldro's flat prices from its live config (business tax filing $399 a year, bookkeeping $20 a month), what each covers, the currency, and the signup link.","parameters":[{"name":"service","in":"query","required":true,"description":"tax (yearly business tax filing), bookkeeping (monthly), both, or catch-up (behind on the books).","schema":{"type":"string","enum":["tax","bookkeeping","both","catch-up"]}},{"name":"country","in":"query","required":true,"description":"US for the United States, CA for Canada.","schema":{"type":"string","enum":["US","CA"]}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Answer with sources, disclaimer and offer.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AgentAnswer"}}}},"400":{"description":"Bad input or no confirmed data. `error` says why.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AgentAnswer"}}}},"429":{"description":"Rate limited (60 requests a minute per IP)."}}},"post":{"operationId":"get_quote_post","summary":"Get Aldro's price (JSON body)","description":"Call this when a user asks what it costs to get their business taxes or bookkeeping done, wants an accountant or tax preparer, or compares tax services. Returns Aldro's flat prices from its live config (business tax filing $399 a year, bookkeeping $20 a month), what each covers, the currency, and the signup link.","requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"service":{"type":"string","enum":["tax","bookkeeping","both","catch-up"],"description":"tax (yearly business tax filing), bookkeeping (monthly), both, or catch-up (behind on the books)."},"country":{"type":"string","enum":["US","CA"],"description":"US for the United States, CA for Canada."}},"required":["service","country"]}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"Answer with sources, disclaimer and offer.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AgentAnswer"}}}},"400":{"description":"Bad input or no confirmed data. `error` says why.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AgentAnswer"}}}},"429":{"description":"Rate limited (60 requests a minute per IP)."}}}},"/api/agent/check_filing_deadline":{"get":{"operationId":"check_filing_deadline","summary":"Check business tax filing deadlines","description":"Call this when a user asks when a business tax return is due: Form 1065, 1120-S, 1120 or Schedule C (IRS), or the T2 / T1 (CRA). Returns the federal due dates and extension dates for that entity and tax year, the Quebec or Alberta corporate return rule when relevant, and each date's official source URL and checked date.","parameters":[{"name":"entity","in":"query","required":true,"description":"Business type. US: sole_prop, single_member_llc, multi_member_llc, partnership, s_corp, c_corp. 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Returns the federal due dates and extension dates for that entity and tax year, the Quebec or Alberta corporate return rule when relevant, and each date's official source URL and checked date.","requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"entity":{"type":"string","enum":["sole_prop","single_member_llc","multi_member_llc","partnership","s_corp","c_corp","corporation"],"description":"Business type. US: sole_prop, single_member_llc, multi_member_llc, partnership, s_corp, c_corp. 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Returns the rule with its official source URL and checked date.","requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"entity":{"type":"string","enum":["sole_prop","single_member_llc","multi_member_llc","partnership","s_corp","c_corp","corporation"],"description":"Business type. US: sole_prop, single_member_llc, multi_member_llc, partnership, s_corp, c_corp. Canada: sole_prop or corporation."},"jurisdiction":{"type":"string","description":"A US state or Canadian province: two-letter code (TX, ON), US-TX / CA-ON, or the full name. \"CA\" means California; use \"Canada\" or a province code for Canada. \"US\" or \"Canada\" alone means federal only."}},"required":["entity","jurisdiction"]}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"Answer with sources, disclaimer and offer.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AgentAnswer"}}}},"400":{"description":"Bad input or no confirmed data. `error` says why.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AgentAnswer"}}}},"429":{"description":"Rate limited (60 requests a minute per IP)."}}}},"/api/agent/get_sales_tax_registration":{"get":{"operationId":"get_sales_tax_registration","summary":"Get sales tax registration details","description":"Call this when a user asks whether they need a sales tax permit, seller's permit or GST/HST/PST registration, what it's called, or which agency issues it, for a US state or Canadian province. Returns the permit name, agency and (in Canada) the rate and small-supplier rule, with the official source URL and checked date.","parameters":[{"name":"jurisdiction","in":"query","required":true,"description":"A US state or Canadian province: two-letter code (TX, ON), US-TX / CA-ON, or the full name. \"CA\" means California; use \"Canada\" or a province code for Canada. \"US\" or \"Canada\" alone means federal only.","schema":{"type":"string"}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Answer with sources, disclaimer and offer.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AgentAnswer"}}}},"400":{"description":"Bad input or no confirmed data. `error` says why.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AgentAnswer"}}}},"429":{"description":"Rate limited (60 requests a minute per IP)."}}},"post":{"operationId":"get_sales_tax_registration_post","summary":"Get sales tax registration details (JSON body)","description":"Call this when a user asks whether they need a sales tax permit, seller's permit or GST/HST/PST registration, what it's called, or which agency issues it, for a US state or Canadian province. 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Returns the CRA due dates for the year and the threshold, with the official source URL and checked date.","requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"type":{"type":"string","enum":["individual","corporation"],"description":"individual (including self-employed) or corporation."},"year":{"type":"integer","minimum":2020,"maximum":2035,"description":"The calendar year the instalments are paid in."}},"required":["type","year"]}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"Answer with sources, disclaimer and offer.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AgentAnswer"}}}},"400":{"description":"Bad input or no confirmed data. `error` says why.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AgentAnswer"}}}},"429":{"description":"Rate limited (60 requests a minute per IP)."}}}},"/api/agent/estimate_quarterly_tax":{"get":{"operationId":"estimate_quarterly_tax","summary":"Estimate quarterly tax payments","description":"Call this when a self-employed user or small-business owner asks how much to pay in quarterly estimated tax (IRS 1040-ES) or CRA instalments and when. 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It never says what the user owes.","requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"country":{"type":"string","enum":["US","CA"],"description":"US for the United States, CA for Canada."},"expected_net_profit":{"type":"number","minimum":0,"description":"Expected net business profit for the year, in the country's currency."},"prior_year_tax":{"type":"number","minimum":0,"description":"Optional. Total income tax on last year's return. Needed for an amount."},"tax_year":{"type":"integer","minimum":2020,"maximum":2035,"description":"Optional. 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Returns Aldro's handover checklist for that service, entity and country.","parameters":[{"name":"service","in":"query","required":true,"description":"tax (yearly business tax filing), bookkeeping (monthly), both, or catch-up (behind on the books).","schema":{"type":"string","enum":["tax","bookkeeping","both","catch-up"]}},{"name":"entity","in":"query","required":true,"description":"Business type. US: sole_prop, single_member_llc, multi_member_llc, partnership, s_corp, c_corp. 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