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Tax Preparation Fees
Authorized e-file Provider
At Applied Advisor your tax return is prepared from start to finish by Kathy
Hentges, CFP®.
Kathy is a California Tax Education
Council (C.T.E.C.) registered tax preparer and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL
PLANNER™ practitioner. Click on
Overview to learn more about what a C.T.E.C.
registered tax preparer is and is not. In California here is no such thing as a
certified tax preparer. New Jersey does not require tax preparers to register
with the state. Applied Advisor
is an Authorized E-File Provider.
Average Tax Preparation Fees
The following prices are the averages. These estimates are samples to help you get a general
idea of the costs involved and are not a specific offer of any service. You will
receive a written cost estimate specific to your situation prior to signing an
Engagement Letter.
Each sample return assumes a typical tax return where the client has
submitted legible, organized and complete paperwork. Prices are based on advisor's rate of
$135 per hour. More or less complicated situations will be reflected in the
price. Each price represents complete return, do not add prices
together.
| Sample prices for 2009 tax returns. Effective January 1, 2010.
Prices subject to change without notice. |
Basic Tax Return, Standard Deduction
Federal and Resident State Returns. |
$210 |
Tax Return with Itemized Deductions
Federal and Resident State Returns. |
$270 |
Registered Domestic Partners/Civil Union/SSMC
Cost of combined California or New Jersey return. Add this amount to applicable
federal returns from the list. |
$135 |
Side Business or Contract Workers Income
Includes income from a very small business with limited deductions, includes
standard deduction. |
$405 |
Business Income
Includes income from a full-time business, includes standard deduction. |
$540 |
Itemized Deductions, Self-Employment
Includes itemized deductions and self-employment or small business income. |
$610 |
Rental Income
Income from rental property and standard deduction. |
$540 |
Rental Income: First Year Set-up
Income from first year claiming rental property and standard deduction. |
$610 |
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