Tax

As I was driving to work this morning, I passed Liberty Tax Service. They are advertising “Get $50.00 now”. Last night when I was web surfing, I saw that Jackson Hewitt was offering a $50.00 Walmart gift card for filing with them. I do not do such things. If I charged $200.00 for a basic […]

I had a client of mine come in today, and after we talked about her case, I asked her about her taxes.  She told me that she goes to Liberty Tax Service, but that she was thinking of changing because they are very expensive.  I asked her how much they charged her last year, and

I received a notice recently from the National Society of Tax Professionals providing the average fee charged by tax preparers. My fees are much lower. The headline fee in this flyer, which I am linking to here, indicates that for a basic 1040 return with a Schedule A, the average tax preparer charges $243.00, including the

I had a fun day in the office doing taxes. I had a woman come in who has been a client of mine for years. After I finished her return, I went to tell my wife that she was here, so that she could say “hello” (part of the fun of tax season is that

Recently, I had a client come in who received a notice from the Internal Revenue  Service indicating that she had received a 1099-MISC from her employer that she claims never to have received, and that should not have been issued. When I opened up the tax return that I filed for her, it turned out

The Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting e-Filed tax returns on January 20 this year, ten days earlier than it did the past two years. Many people will be receiving their W-2 Forms this week, or at the beginning of next, and will be in a position to file their taxes then. This office has

I had a new bankruptcy client come  in today, and take advantage of my “Tax Special” for new bankruptcy clients.  He is a single guy with no kids, but he owns an investment property in another state, which is forcing him into bankruptcy.  It turns out that he went to H&R Block last year and they

I recently picked up a business card that belonged to a tax preparer who I do not know. However, under his name it said “Confidential, professional, integrity”. I would agree with this person that these are very important qualities in a tax preparer. After all, you are giving all of your personal information to this

It seems that every unenrolled preparer, the IRS’ name for tax preparers with no professional credential and thus limited representation rights, is promising “free audit defense” or “free representation” before the IRS in the event of an audit.  I find these promises amusing for a number of reasons.  First of all, unenrolled preparers have limited

It’s time to file income taxes again. Our office is staffed by well-trained and professional tax preparers.   Attorney Haskell is always available to answer your tax questions. Our office is open year round; so you do not have to worry about follow up questions or possible audit problems. We will get you the biggest refund possible