2012 Tax preparation fees

• 1040 - Short Form, no itemized deductions - $45
• 1040 - Medium Form, standard deductions, w/credits (EIC, Education, etc.) - $65
• 1040 - Long Form with all itemized deductions and credits. Common when maximizing deductions (Sched. A) - $95

*payment due prior to electronically filing your return

 

Postage, filing and handling fees

• Electronic Filing - $20 (if you choose to not file electronically, a $10 fee will apply for for shipping and handling of your documents)
• State Efile $10
• Postage and Handling $5

Direct deposit - FREE

*$5 off for short form $10 off Med form and $15 off Long form

note: total combined discounts not to exceed $25

Additional form fees (where applicable)

• Joint Return (Married filing jointly) - $10-$20
• State Tax Return - $30
• Schedule "C" (Sole Proprietor Business) - $45-$100
• Schedule "E" (Rental Property, per property) - $45-$65
• Per Diem Calculation only - $28(electronic fill in forms, email response), $4 fee for mail in, fax or drop off of paper forms - mail/fax service return
• Form 2106 Only - Employee expenses & per diem calculation - $50  $4 fee for mail in, fax or drop off of paper forms - mail/fax service return
  (We complete Form 2106 and per diem for you or your tax preparer to then include in your tax return.)
• Form 2106  - Employee expenses & per diem calculation with full tax preparation- $30 
• Fee per additional IRS form when required (Additional Schedule "A" itemization, education, move, E.I.C., depreciation, K1's, investment sales, appraised charitable contributions, etc.) - $10-$70
• Locality/Municipality Taxes (Clients must provide forms*) - $20
• Amendments for prior tax years (Includes long form amendment with all schedules and per diem calculations) - $90 We can go back 3 years and recalculate your taxes to get back any unclaimed deductions, credits and per diem. You normally get this money in about 45 days. I file a 1040X (amended return) with all schedules necessary to obtain any unclaimed tax money. The beauty of this  service is that if there is no improvement, there is no fee. CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATION.

If you have already bought a tax software (TurboTax, etc.), we will credit you $15-$30 for its cost. We are confident we will improve your tax return.