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Payment Terms: Payment may be made by check, Visa or Master Card at the time the tax return is picked up or mailed (unless an advance retainer is required).  We prepare Form 1040 income tax returns based on the type and number of forms that are used in a tax return.  We do not prepare the return based on time spent or based on your income.  THE RATE SCHEDULE BELOW IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

EXAMPLE #1
Form 1040 with 2-W-2s, 3 Interest and dividend statements, a Schedule A, and a College Tuition Credit or Deduction

EXAMPLE #2
Form 1040 with 2-W-2s, 3 Interest and dividend statements, a Schedule A, a Schedule C with Office in the Home, and two new equipment purchases
 

EXAMPLE #3
Form 1040 with 2-W-2s, 3 Interest and dividend statements, a Schedule A, a Schedule D, and a Schedule E with two rental properties

Form 1040

$170

Form 1040

$170

Form 1040

$170

W-2s

$12

W-2s

$12

W-2s

$12

Schedule B

$18

Schedule B

$18

Schedule B

$18

Schedule A

$75

Schedule A

$75

Schedule A

$75

Form 8863 Tuition Credit or Deduction

$25

Schedule C

$155

Schedule D less than 6 entries

$36

E-File

$6

Form 8829

$70

Schedule E $70 per rental property

$140

Total Fee

$306

Form 4562 $13 per new equipment item

$26

E-File

$6

E-File

$6

Total Fee

$457

Total Fee

$532

Form 1040 - Individual Income Tax Return Fees

We do not prepare single forms within a tax return or portions of a tax return.

Form or Schedule

Minimum Fee

Additional Fees and Comments

Form 1040
 

$170 for form

Form 1040X amended return

$200 minimum

Form 1045 net operating loss carry back

$200 minimum

Call to IRS to obtain old tax information to file returns that are past due

$75 minimum

Federal E-file

$6 minimum

W-2/1099R/1099G unemployment/social security/alimony income

$6 each

Schedule A (Itemized Deductions)

$75 for form

Form 4952 (Investment Interest)

$40 for form

Form 8283
(Non-cash charitable Contributions>$500)

$36 for up to three line items

for more than three line items, $6 per entry

Form 2106
(Employee Business Expenses)

$30 for up to five
entries per form

for more than five entries, $5 per entry

Schedule B
(Interest and Dividend Income)

$6 each

Schedule C or F
(Self-employed Income/Single Owner LLC)

$155 per form

for more than 25 entries,
$5 per entry

Form 8829
(Office in the Home)

$70 for form

Form 4562
(Depreciation-new items only)

$15 per item

Simple/SEP IRA calculation

$50 each

Bookkeeping 

$85.00 per hour

Bookkeeping clean up of profit and loss and balance sheet to prepare Schedule C

Schedule D
(Capital Gains and Losses)

$36 for up to
six entries; however, researched entries, $13 per entry

for more than six entries, $6 per entry; researched entries, $13 per entry

Schedule E
(Rental Income and Expense)

$70 per property

charge includes depreciation calculations

Form 8582
(Passive Loss Limitations)

$60 for form

Schedule E
(K-1s from "S" Corps, Partnerships, and Trusts)

$30 per entity

Schedule H
(Household Employer)

$30 for form

Form 2210A
(Annualized Estimated Tax Penalty Exemption)

$75 for form

Form 2441
(Child Care Credits)

$40 for form

Form 4868
(Six Month Extension to File Return)

$38 for form

An extension will be automatically prepared for you. 

From 3903
(Moving Expense)

$40 for form

Form 4797
(Sale of Business Property)

$36 per item sold

Per Rental Property
$150 per complex calculation

Sale of Residence
(If Taxable)

$100 each

Form 4972/5329
(Retirement Calculations)

$50 for form

Form 8801
(Alternative Minimum Tax Credit)

$75 for form

Form 6251
(Alternative Minimum Tax)

$75 for form

Form 6252
(Installment Sale-1st Year)

$100 for form

Form 6252
(Installment Sale-Subsequent Years)

$50 for form

Form 8824 Trade in of business property

$75 per trade in of business equipment

Form 8824 Like Kind Exchange of investment or rental property

$150 per trade in of investment or rental property

Form 8863
(College Credit optimal calculation)

$25 for form

Appointment Fee
(Tax Season)

$75

No charge for new clients

Children's tax returns

$25 per return

Form 1040-A or 1040-EZ for a Dependent Child.  If Form 1040 is required to be filed for the Child, then the standard charges will apply.

State Returns - Simple

$100 per State

State Returns - Complex

$200 per State

Estimated Taxes and W-4 calculations

$35

only if special calculations are required to reduce the ES payments for the current year.

Tax returns received between March 30th and April 15th, and between September 30th and October 15th.

An additional charge of 25% will be assessed.

The reason for this additional charge is the significant amount of physical stress caused by people who bring in their data at the last minute.

Rush Order Charge

25% of total charge

For each Form 1040 prepared, the charge is $105.  Every schedule and W/2, etc. is an additional charge.  For example, a Form 1040 ($105) with 2 W-2's ($12), a Schedule A ($71), and a simple Schedule B ($30) would cost the taxpayer $218.

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This page was last updated on 05/13/2010