They’re not looking for love — they’re looking to file.
According to a new survey, Gen Z is swiping on dating apps hoping to match with someone who can help them with their taxes.
During peak tax season, a poll from the dating app Hily found that one in three young American singles are swiping for an accountant or tax filer — with 36% of Gen Zers specifically partaking in the practice.
They better get to work because Tuesday, April 15, 2025, is the deadline for most taxpayers.
The young generation also revealed that they are more likely to “tackle taxes” with their date — 29% of them would ask their flame for a helping hand, compared to 21% of millennials.
The act of filing taxes “seems more intimate than sleeping together,” according to Vice — and the trend comes as Gen Z admits they are fiscally illiterate.
A Credit Karma survey published earlier this year revealed that 45% of Gen Zers say filing taxes causes them more stress than paying taxes — and 40% of them admitted it makes them want to cry.
And one in 4 post-millennials even claim they need a therapy session to recover from the burden of tax season.
To take things a step further, according to the survey results, 23% of Gen Z admitted that they would rather give up a paycheck — while 16% would take a vow of celibacy instead of learning how to file their taxes.
One Talker Research poll even found that a small percentage — 37% to be exact — of Zoomers could explain tax terms like “earned income tax credit.”
“Older generations, like baby boomers, have had more time to deal with taxes over the years when tax preparation wasn’t as automated as it is today, thus they’ve had to learn by doing,” Karla Dennis, the founder of Karla Dennis and Associates, told Newsweek, adding that “the tax system is confusing.”
“Gen Z is just starting out new to the workforce,” Dennis added.
Perhaps that’s why singles find independent tax filers so hot.
According to the Hily study, one in three singletons said it was sexy when a person files their taxes rather than hiring someone else to do it.
While Gen Z may find this skill sexy — their potential suitors are spending an average of nine hours filing their taxes.
With that being said, Dennis thinks that these days, it’s doable for people — especially the younger folks — to learn about taxes.
“I think everyone should be required to get some tax education,” Dennis said. “Schools and community groups should teach basic money skills, including how taxes work, and there’s always YouTube, which has a ton of videos on this.”
And if you’re still confused on how to file seek professional help by visiting 211 for county-specific tax and financial services.
