.tax Domain: A Direct Address for Tax Practice
The .tax zone entered the root on 17 April 2014; its ICANN agreement is dated 20 March 2014 and the contracting party is Binky Moon, LLC. Accountants, tax advisory practices, return preparation software and corporate tax teams all publish in this zone.
Because the extension states its promise so plainly, the root can stay short: a practice name or a field of specialism usually reads well enough on its own. When choosing, keep local regulation in mind; the use of professional titles in tax work is governed country by country, and an address should not imply a title you do not hold. Try candidates on the .tax domain search page.
The extension is named after a regulated profession, but its agreement does not verify one. The public interest commitments cover compliance with applicable law, consumer protection and reasonable security measures for sensitive financial data; the clause that requires a declaration of authorisations and licences is absent from this agreement. Its sibling .surgery, signed the same day under the same operator, does carry that clause. Two extensions that look alike therefore sit under different regimes, and the domain confers no professional standing on you.
.TAX Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Binky Moon, LLC
- Root zone entry 17 April 2014
- Eligibility None; not even a licence declaration is taken
- Contract commitment Proportionate security measures for sensitive financial data
- Zone size 22,257 registrations, 17,291 published (13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .tax domain registration
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
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.tax Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$12.99 / years -
Transfer
$67.59 / years -
Renewal
$72.79 / years -
Restore
$169.90 -
Late Renewal
$11.12
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.tax Domain Lifecycle
Domain lifecycle
The stages in order, from registration to releaseDomain Is Available (Available)
A .tax address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete the domain is yours for the term you chose. You can renew at any point before expiry to keep it uninterrupted, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Redemption Period (Redemption Period)
The domain is not released the moment it expires — during this window it is still yours and can be recovered. Some extensions charge an extra restore fee at this stage, so renewing before expiry is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete Period (Pending Delete Period)
If the redemption window is missed too, the domain enters the final stage and waits to be deleted. Renewal and recovery are no longer possible here; when the period ends the registration is removed for good.
Domain Is Available Again
Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.
.tax Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.tax Domain Registration
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .tax domain registration
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.tax Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
.tax Domain Registration Periods
- Registration Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 years
- Renewal Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 years
- Pre-registration 1 days
- Accounting Period 45 days
- Finalization Period 1 days
- Failure Period 45 days
- Payment Period 45 days
- Redemption Period 30 days
- Deletion Hold Period 30 days
- Renewal Time 30 Day
Frequently Asked Questions About .tax Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Yes. The agreement sets no identity-based limit and the operator asks for no professional credential; this extension does not even carry a licence declaration clause. What you offer on the page, however, remains subject to the law of your country. The address therefore grants nobody advisory authority; your licence does that, while the domain only makes you findable.
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Because these commitments are written into each agreement extension by extension. The two were signed on the same day under the same operator, yet the text of .surgery contains the licence declaration and the duty to consult national supervisory authorities, while the text of .tax does not. The lesson is plain: bearing the name of a regulated sector does not mean the contract carries sector-specific commitments.
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The agreement includes a commitment requiring registrants who collect sensitive financial data to apply reasonable security measures proportionate to the service offered. In practice that means an encrypted connection, a limited retention period and access logging. If there is a document upload area, restrict file type and size. Plan certificate installation from the SSL certificate page.
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Measured on 13 August 2026 the zone holds 22,257 registrations, of which 17,291 appear in the zone file, roughly seventy-eight percent. That describes a mid-sized zone in genuine use. Single-word generic roots are taken, while practice name, specialism and city combinations remain broad. Test your shortlist in one pass with bulk domain name search.
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It does, and in this zone more than usual. Tax work runs on a calendar built around filing deadlines, so scheduling a move close to one can create a short window in which no operation on the name is possible. Pick a quiet week, lift the lock, obtain the authorisation code and run the process from the domain transfer page.
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