About This Deal

Block acquired Credit Karma Tax (relaunched as Cash App Taxes) for NULL - disclosed within $126.7 million of aggregate non-material acquisitions for fiscal year 2020 (individual price not separately broken out), a transaction completed in October 2020.

Credit Karma Tax (relaunched as Cash App Taxes) operates in Cash App ecosystem - tax preparation, is based in United States, had revenue of about NULL (offered to consumers for free). Credit Karma Tax is a free, mobile-first tax filing product for individuals. Acquired in the fourth quarter of 2020, it added a tax filing product to Cash App's ecosystem; Block relaunched it as Cash App Taxes in the first quarter of 2021.

Block stated the acquisition added a tax filing product for individuals to Cash App's ecosystem, providing a seamless, mobile-first solution for individuals to file their taxes for free.

Added a free, high-engagement tax-filing product to draw consumers deeper into the Cash App ecosystem. Integrate tax filing into Cash App as a free consumer financial service (relaunched as Cash App Taxes in Q1 2021). Folded into the Cash App ecosystem and relaunched as Cash App Taxes.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Block
Target
Credit Karma Tax (relaunched as Cash App Taxes)
Value
NULL - disclosed within $126.7 million of aggregate non-material acquisitions for fiscal year 2020 (individual price not separately broken out)
Date
October 2020
Type
Asset/business acquisition
Status
Ready

Transaction Details

Target HQ
United States
Segment
Cash App ecosystem - tax preparation
Target revenue
NULL (offered to consumers for free)
Closed
October 1, 2020
Synergies
Integrate tax filing into Cash App as a free consumer financial service (relaunched as Cash App Taxes in Q1 2021).

In Their Words

In the fourth quarter of 2020, we acquired Credit Karma Tax, which adds a tax filing product for individuals to Cash App's ecosystem. Credit Karma Tax provides a seamless, mobile-first solution for individuals to file their taxes for free.Square, Inc. FY2020 10-K, Item 1 Business

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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