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Cost for E-filing
Posted on 2/29/16 at 8:31 am
Posted on 2/29/16 at 8:31 am
My preparer wants to charge me $139.00 for electronically filing my return, in addition to what they are charging me to prepare my return. This is a preparer recommended to me, so I don't have a past history to go by. Is this charge exorbitant?
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Posted on 2/29/16 at 8:32 am to WMTigerFAN
Turbo tax is free E-file. Even the deluxe service is only $34 total.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 8:34 am to lynxcat
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Turbo tax is free E-file. Even the deluxe service is only $34 total.
Plus $35 for state Plus $35 to take the cost out of your refund.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 8:42 am to lynxcat
So, how would I take what the cpa has prepared and then personally efile?
Posted on 2/29/16 at 9:13 am to WMTigerFAN
My H&R Block software includes five free federal e-files and twenty bucks for each state e-file. It probably costs your preparer even less to e-file, so, yes, it's a ripoff.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 9:13 am to WMTigerFAN
Do you have just one state? If it's Louisiana, you can input the information and electronically file for free. What are they charging you for preparing the return if they charging you that much to efile?
Posted on 2/29/16 at 9:20 am to WMTigerFAN
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My preparer wants to charge me $139.00 for electronically filing my return, in addition to what they are charging me to prepare my return. This is a preparer recommended to me, so I don't have a past history to go by. Is this charge exorbitant?
TurboTax Deluxe for the month of February is $28. Louisiana state return is like $36. I did mine on there a few weeks back and had the return approved within 24 hours of submission. Already had the federal return direct deposited into my bank account too. If you do not have a complex return, I dont see why they are charging soo damn much for efiling... Do you own a business? Or have some crazy circumstance that results in some difficult return? All I have is 2 kids, wife, student loan interest, donations, and some medical expenses. TurboTax was so idiot proof, even I did it successfully haha
Posted on 2/29/16 at 9:55 am to mkibod1
I did HRBlock federal e-file for the $20 software, then e-filed through the LA State e-file site for free using the documents HRBlock gave me for Louisiana.
But like many others my tax situation isn't that complicated, yours may be different.
But like many others my tax situation isn't that complicated, yours may be different.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 10:24 am to WMTigerFAN
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My preparer wants to charge me $139.00 for electronically filing my return,
Before 2008, we used to charge for e-filing - I think it was $50. Then we realized that e-filing actually makes things easier on us, so we stopped charging.
Our software does charge us to e-file. Depending on the return, sometimes we have an unlimited software license for a flat fee, and sometimes we have to pay by the return. These fees are in addition to the license fees for the software itself. So yes, a preparer is charged to e-file a return.
We charge a flat "processing fee" that is in addition to our time costs for every return.
Our costs for e-filing are a lot less than $139. At that price, a preparer doesn't want to e-file a return for some reason. However, we are supposed to, and if we don't we are supposed to include a waiver form. By you refusing to pay that, we can file a waiver saying "taxpayer wants to paper file".
Posted on 2/29/16 at 10:48 am to JamalSanders
State is free this year.
The $35 processing fee goes away if you pay for it rather than take it out of your refund.
The $35 processing fee goes away if you pay for it rather than take it out of your refund.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 12:29 pm to WMTigerFAN
Taxact.com is under $20 total for e file and direct deposit state and fed
Posted on 2/29/16 at 1:59 pm to WMTigerFAN
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So, how would I take what the cpa has prepared and then personally efile?
You would take the tax forms that they have completed and then fill out the required forms either through a tax software or directly through the IRS and your state.
LINK
Posted on 2/29/16 at 9:49 pm to JamalSanders
quote:do people really do this?
Plus $35 to take the cost out of your refund.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 11:15 pm to bee Rye
They hide it in a contract at the end.
Posted on 3/1/16 at 7:13 am to bee Rye
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Plus $35 to take the cost out of your refund.
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do people really do this?
I've lost track of how many times a first-time client has asked me "can you just take your fee out of my refund"? This is before they even know what the fee is.
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