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$ 510
Mar 2008
New York, NY
Long standing relationship with accountant  more... close row
$ 450
Mar 2008
Seattle, WA
State and Federal Tax Preparation for a 1099 Contractor  more... close row
$ 500
Mar 2007
Blue Bell, PA
Tax preparation services  more... close row
$ 500
Mar 2007
Forks, Washington
Expensive but adequate tax preparation  more... close row
$ 250
Feb 2008
Tustin, CA
Payment for preparing state and federal returns  more... close row
$ 150
Apr 2007
San Diego, CA
Personal tax filing and amendment  more... close row
$ 180
Mar 2007
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
E-filing taxes through a CPA  more... close row
$ 106
Mar 2006
Columbus, OH
Tax Accountant
Tax preparer made life much easier  more... close row

Description of service

We went to a nationally known tax service provider and had them to do our taxes for us. It was the first year that we had a house and we knew nothing of how to claim our mortgage interest, moving expenses, etc. We called and made an appointment and they told us the fee would be $106.00 for them to do our federal and state taxes and that it would take them about an hour to do them for us. We were thrilled. We got to the appointment a little early and they were already ready for us. Our tax accountant was a woman who said she had worked for this company for over 20 years! We were in and out in about 45 minutes and got a copy of everything that was electronically filed for us through their office.


Review of Service

I would definitely recommend this for first time home owners. We have since done our own taxes without any difficulty, but having a professional do it for us the first year actually helped us out not just that year but in years since, as we can look back on the work she did and compare it to what we are doing now. The accountant was very friendly, efficient, and accurate. We got out tax return directly deposited into our checking account with no difficulty. The fee also surprised me. I thought it would be a lot more expensive. $106.00 for 45 minutes work may seem like a lot to some, but it saved us SO much hassle.


Tips

If you are a new home buyer and have never had to itemize your tax returns before, I would definitely go to an accountant the first year. We learned so much and it was a small price to pay to know your taxes were being done correctly and that you were getting every single penny back from the government that was possible. Definitely call around to all the nationally known tax services though, as we did and the prices varied greatly between the brands. We chose a brand that fell in the middle, not wanting to go with the cheapest for safety/paranoia reasons.


$ 125
Apr 2008
Myrtle Beach, SC
Preparing tax returns and reviewing old ones  more... close row
$ 175
Mar 2007
Clarksburg, WV
Accounting firm for tax return  more... close row
$ 120
Feb 2008
WIchita, KS
Accounting service for income taxes  more... close row
$ 125
Jan 2007
Northeast Arkansas
Local accounting service for income tax filing  more... close row
$ 115
Feb 2008
Richmond, MN
Possibly overcharged for tax preparation  more... close row