Fees, posted before you sit down.
Example fees for the 2025 tax year (returns filed in 2026). Find your return type, add anything extra, and you'll know the number before you walk in. We confirm it in writing before we start, and it doesn't change unless you say yes.
Fee list by return type
1 Individual returns
- Simple return W-2 income, standard deduction $165
- Family return Dependents and credits (EITC, child tax credit, dependent care) $215
- Retirement income Social Security, pension or IRA income $195
- Itemized return Schedule A $265
2 Self-employed
- Schedule C, one business With your income and expense totals from $325
- Each additional Schedule C $125
- Rental property (Schedule E) Per property $125
3 Small business
- S corporation or partnership Up to two owners from $850
- Each additional K-1 $60
- Owner's return with a K-1 Bundled with the business return $250
4 Letters, fixes and past years
- Letter first look Free
- Written reply to a notice from $95
- Amended return (1040-X) from $125
- Prior-year return Same as the matching current-year type from $165
- Extension (Form 4868) Free when we're preparing your return $35
Add-ons
- Extra state return $45 each
- Stock or crypto sales (Form 8949) Up to 25 lines from a broker statement $40
- Home office, regular method (Form 8829) $45
- Receipt sorting Estimated first $60 an hour
Every return includes
- Federal + one Wisconsin return, e-filed
- Price set before we start, in writing
- Credits check on every return
- Direct deposit to your own account
- PDF and printed copies
- Free help with letters about our returns
Fee estimator
Pick your return type and anything extra. It adds up our example fees; your preparer confirms the real number before starting.
How we quote
- 1 You pick a return type When you book, you choose the type closest to your situation. That's the starting fee.
- 2 We look before we start In the first ten minutes your preparer looks at your papers and confirms the fee in writing.
- 3 If it grows, we ask Found a rental property or a stock sale? We stop, tell you the new fee, and only go on if you agree.
- 4 You pay when you sign Card, cash or check. Nothing is taken out of your refund.
Payment
You pay when you sign: card, cash or check. We never take our fee out of your refund, and we don't sell refund loans or refund transfers.
G Our accuracy promise
If we make a mistake on your return that leads to an IRS or Wisconsin penalty or interest, we pay that penalty and interest and fix the return for free. The tax itself was always yours to pay, so that part isn't covered. Bring us the letter; we handle the rest.
Fee questions
General information, not tax advice. Your situation decides what applies to you; a preparer will go over it with you.
How much will my return cost?
Our example fees are posted by return type on the pricing page. A simple W-2 return with Wisconsin included is $165 in our 2025 tax year example. Your exact fee is confirmed before we start.
When do I pay?
When you sign. We take card, cash or check. We never take our fee out of your refund.
What if my return is more complicated than I thought?
We stop and tell you the new price before doing the extra work. You can say yes, say no, or take your papers with you.
Know the fee. Then book.
Book a time at any of our three offices or on video. The fee is set before we start, and nothing comes out of your refund.