Here’s a page from Drake Software’s November 2019 survey of tax preparation fee charges.

and as you can see from our flat fee Tax e-form service, our basic tax preparation fees can be very competitive, even if you require some of the most common extra forms.

Our more personalized one-to-one preparation services tend to result in higher fees as these services generally are more time-consuming and require extra forms such as Education Credit, Self Employment, Rental Income, etc. Fees start at $175 for the simple Federal Form 1040 with free State and electronic filing of both. Extra forms can run from $15 to $50 per form, plus time charges for those forms that require multiple entries. Feel free to call us for a quote if this is the service you prefer.

Performing the “What-If” scenario while preparing your tax return is ingrained in our preparation process, which we are eager to discuss with you if and when a tax-saving opportunity arises.

Per IRS Circular 230 Registered Tax Return Preparers “may represent taxpayers before revenue agents, customer service representatives, or similar officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service (including the Taxpayer Advocate Service) during an examination if the registered tax return preparer signed the tax return or claim for refund for the taxable year or period under examination. Unless otherwise prescribed by regulation or notice, this right does not permit such individual to represent the taxpayer, regardless of the circumstances requiring representation, before appeals officers, revenue officers, Counsel or similar officers or employees of the Internal Revenue Service or the Treasury Department. A registered tax return preparer’s authorization to practice under this part also does not include the authority to provide tax advice to a client or another person except as necessary to prepare a tax return, claim for refund, or other document intended to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.”