Pricing
Transparent fees aligned with industry standards.
Our fees follow current national benchmarks for tax preparation and reflect the complexity of each return. The figures below are typical starting points; final pricing is confirmed once we review your documents and scope of work.
Individual — Standard
Form 1040 with W-2 income and standard deduction.
- Federal Form 1040
- One state return included
- Form 2441 — Child & dependent care credit
- Form 1099-R — Retirement & pension distributions
- Form 1099-INT — Interest income
- Form 1099-G — Government payments & unemployment
- Earned Income Credit (EIC) and similar credits
- Form 1098-T — Education credits / tuition
- Form 1095-A / Form 8962 — ACA marketplace coverage & premium tax credit
- Form 1099-C — Cancellation of debt
- E-file and secure portal delivery
Individual — Itemized & Self-Employed
Form 1040 with itemized deductions and self-employment income. Final fee depends on the forms involved and overall complexity of the return.
- Includes everything in Individual — Standard
- Schedule A — Itemized deductions
- Schedule C — Self-employment / 1099 income
- Schedule E — Rental & royalty income
- Form 1099-DIV — Dividend income
- Form 1099-B — Brokerage / capital gains
Business Returns
Partnership and corporate filings prepared to industry standards, including federal, state, and owner-level reporting.
- Form 1065 — Partnerships — $650
- Form 1120 — C-Corporations — $895
- Form 1120-S — S-Corporations — $1,100
- K-1 schedules for partners and shareholders
- One state business return included
- Schedule L, M-1, and M-2 — Balance sheet & book-to-tax reconciliation
- Form 4562 — Depreciation & amortization
- Form 4797 — Sale of business property
- Officer & shareholder compensation reporting
- Basis tracking for partners and S-corp shareholders
- Estimated tax vouchers and next-year planning notes
- E-file and secure portal delivery
Add-ons billed separately
- Schedule B (interest and dividends) and Schedule D (capital gains) — additional fee based on transaction volume.
- Additional state returns and multi-state allocations.
- Bookkeeping cleanup, late or amended returns (Form 1040-X), and prior-year filings.
- Quarterly estimated tax planning and IRS notice response.
Quoted ranges reflect average preparer fees reported in recent national surveys (NSA / NATP). We provide a written quote before any work begins.
Business return fee estimator
Pick a form to see the starting fee. Final pricing is confirmed after we review your records.
Pricing FAQ — what's included
Each business return fee covers preparation, e-filing, and a review of the items below. Anything outside this scope is quoted separately before work begins.