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Location 
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Description
$ 350
Apr 2006
San Francisco, CA
First year with consulting business  more... close row
$ 800
Jan 2007
Indianapolis, IN
Thorough tax preparation for business  more... close row
$ 150
Apr 2007
Gadsden, AL
Filing federal and state taxes for business  more... close row
$ 3750
Apr 2008
washington, dc
Tax returns and other documents prepared for small business  more... close row
$ 5000
Dec 2008
Scottsdale, AZ
Financial Audit for Business with 100 Employees  more... close row
$ 650
Apr 2008
Bellingham, WA
Business tax returns prepared easily  more... close row
$ 1200
Feb 2008
Bensalem, Pa
Great accountant does taxes and much more  more... close row
$ 2500
Jan 2008
Guilford, CT
year end audit for businesses a good idea  more... close row
$ 150
Apr 2008
New Castle, PA
Tax return for sole proprietorship   more... close row
$ 250
Apr 2008
London KY
Tax preparation with no advice or guidance   more... close row

Description of service

Tax preparation for a small business with less than 5 employees and assets of less than $200,000.00. I was not given any tax advice or guidance.


Review of Service

I was rather disappointed both with the service I received and with the cost of the service. The price seems excessive considering that my forms were simply prepared (which I could have done on the internet myself). I was not given any financial planning advice and did not receive any suggestions as to how I might save on taxes in the future. I would expect that for the price I paid for this service I would have gotten at a minimum some sort of guidance in the area of taxes.


Tips

My best advice is to go to a real accountant, not just a tax preparation place. Though many of these places aim their advertising toward business clients, their employees appear to be just trained in their software program and not in any actual tax education. Invest in finding an accountant that will take the time to talk with you about your business needs and can guide you in the direction you need to go in order to acheive your business goals. After this horrible experience, I have started looking for an accountant to keep on retainer.


$ 300
Feb 2008
Amarillo, TX
Tax preparation for an LLC  more... close row