Preparing your own income tax return can be a task that leaves you with more questions than answers. According to a study released by the US Government's General Accounting Office last year, most taxpayers (77% of 71 million taxpayers) believe they benefited from using a professional tax preparer.
Whether we like it or not, today's tax laws are so complicated that filing a relatively simple return can be confusing. It is just too easy to overlook deductions and credits to which you are entitled. Even if you use a computer software program there's no substitute for the assistance of an experienced tax professional.
Here's what your get...
- We will review your prior year returns and ensure that items you had in prior years are not forgotten or omitted from this year's returns (if applicable).
- We will ensure the accuracy of your tax return using our professional tax software and will identifying potential problems the IRS may look at more closely to minimize any IRS contact.
- In the course of doing your tax returns, we will note any options you have for handling income and expenses in varying ways and discuss this with you, again to help minimize your taxes.
- We will file your tax return electronically if you wish, so you will get a refund back quicker.
- We will show you potential deductions you may wish to consider, to limit your tax liability for next year. And we will give you information on often overlooked deductions to limit the following year's tax liability.
- We will suggest your consider more extensive tax planning if your situation warrants it and it would save you taxes, and schedule an appointment with you to do this.
Pricing
At Forrestall, Galeano & Li CPA LLC we charge for our services based upon time spent. Rather than create standard fees that may be much higher than the real cost of doing the work, or too low, we simply charge our clients based upon the time our staff take in preparing tax returns. The average individual federal and Georgia tax return fee is $350, but we have some clients who's returns are lower than this and others that are higher. In every case, we will seek to do your returns as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.
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