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Foothills Accountant
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Our Values
    • Your Trusted Consultant
    • Client Reviews & Feedback
  • Services
    • Accounting Services
    • Tax Services
    • Quickbooks Services
    • Our Rates
  • Tax Center
    • Track Your Refund
    • Tax Due Dates
    • Tax Rates
    • IRS Tax Forms and Pubs
    • Record Retention Guide
    • State Tax Forms
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Tax Preparation & Planning

Basic Income Tax Return Pricing

*Return rates do not include preparation of returns with items listed in the Complex category, below. 


Extension fees are included in the return fees, below. 


Categories

Individual Income Tax Return

$375

Includes basic Form 1040 and associated schedules and forms. 

Business Tax Returns

$700

Includes basic entity return (partnership & corporation) .

Estate & Trust Returns

$600

Includes basic Form 1041 with allocation of income and expense items by Date of Death. 

Split-Interest Trust Returns

$800

Includes basic Form 5227 .

Gift Tax Returns

$295

Includes basic annual gifting and generational skipping tax returns. 

Non-Profit Returns (Form 990N)

$500

For entities with less than $50k of gross revenue.

Non-Profit Returns (Form 990EZ)

$1,000

Includes basic return filing assuming clean books & records. 

Non-Profit Returns (Forms 990 & Form 990-PF)

$2,500

Includes basic return filing assuming clean books & records. 

We can help with more complex tax issues:

Complex Income Tax Return Pricing

Complex tax returns are billed on a hybrid method: the first hour is billed at the rate above with a cost reduction to our standard rate for each additional hour.


Our standard rate is: $250/hour


Examples of more complex tax returns include, but are not limited to: 


  1. Itemized Deductions.
  2. Foreign reporting.
  3. Multi-state returns.
  4. Rental properties.
  5. Buying or selling a business.
  6. IRA or RMDs.
  7. Self-employment income.
  8. Schedule K-1 income items.
  9. Farm income.
  10. Oil & Gas royalty income.
  11. Depreciable property. 
  12. Divorce.

Audit Guarantee

All our returns come with our Audit Guarantee. If the IRS or State taxing authority sends a correction notice due to our error, we will represent you at no additional cost. 

Current Client Consulting

We charge our standard hourly rate to provide tax planning and consulting outside of our scheduled client meetings.


Additional consulting rates would include, but are not limited to: 

  • Buying/selling a business.
  • Consulting on capital loss harvesting. 
  • Form 1031 & 3115 filings.
  • Formation of a business.
  • Estate & trust planning.
  • Quarterly Estimated Payments*.

 

*Note: Our hourly rate will apply to quarterly estimated payments for clients whose prior year tax return was not prepared by our firm. 

Prospective Client Consulting

We charge $350 per hour to provide tax planning and consulting to prospective clients.


Note: We classify prospective clients as those who have not formally engaged our services through a signed engagement letter or commitment to have us prepare their next tax return(s). 

Amending Returns or Responding to Tax Authority Notices

Amending Returns

Amending Returns Prepared by Foothills Accountants

No additional charge for amending returns due to our error. 


We charge our standard hourly rate to prepare amended returns for which the error or change is not due to Foothills Accountants.


Amending Returns Prepared Elsewhere

We charge our standard hourly rate to prepare amended returns for which we did not prepare the original return.


Note: All amended returns prepared by us have our Audit Guarantee.

Responding to Tax Authority Notices & Relief

Responding for Returns Prepared by Foothills Accountants

No additional charge for responding to tax authorities for returns prepared by Foothills Accountants.


Responding for Returns Prepared Elsewhere

We charge our standard hourly rate for returns that we did not prepare in order to correspond with the tax authorities on your behalf (Federal, State, Local). 


Note: we may ask for a Power of Attorney (POA - Form 2848) in order to discuss your matters with the tax authority. 

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Foothills Accountants

803 14th St, Golden, CO 80401

contact@foothillsaccountants.com

(303) 416-8409

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