Pricing

You know what you are paying before the work starts.

The figures below are starting prices · A written, fixed quote follows once the scope is clear

Why we cannot give one number

An accounting fee follows the volume of work. Two clients under the same heading can be three times apart — one keeps orderly records, the other arrives with a year of receipts in a box.

So what follows are starting prices. In the first conversation we look at your situation, settle the scope and give you a written, fixed fee. No work begins before you approve it, and nothing is added afterwards.

The one exception is where the scope genuinely cannot be known at the outset — years of accumulated IRS trouble, for instance. There we give a range, and if it looks like going above that range, we ask you before it does.

Individual tax returns

This is the federal return. A state return is added separately.

Form 1040 — W-2 and the standard deductionOne source of income, no connection outside the U.S.

$350

Form 1040 — self-employment (Schedule C)1099 income, LLC profit, home office

$550from

Form 1040 — rental income (Schedule E)Additional fee for each property

$500from

Form 1040-NR — nonresidentsU.S.-source income only

$600from

State returnPer state

$150

Business tax returns

These hold if the records are in order; disorganized records are priced separately.

Form 1065 — partnership / multi-member LLCK-1s included, additional fee per partner

$900from

Form 1120-S — S-CorpReasonable salary analysis included

$950from

Form 1120 — C-Corp

$1,100from

Form 5472 with pro forma 1120Foreign-owned single-member LLC

$650from

Dormant-year returnReporting zero activity

$450

Cross-border reporting

Priced at a discount when taken together with the return.

FBAR — FinCEN Form 114Up to 5 accounts; $25 per account beyond that

$250

Form 8938 — FATCA

$300from

Form 3520 — foreign gift or inheritance

$650from

Form 5471 / 8865 — interest in a foreign companyPer company

$1,200from

FinCEN BOI report

$150

Voluntary disclosure (Streamlined)By number of years and scope

On quote

Bookkeeping — monthly

By monthly transaction count. 5% discount when paid quarterly.

Basic — up to 50 transactionsMonthly reconciliation, P&L and balance sheet

$250/mo

Standard — up to 150 transactionsReceivables and payables tracking included

$450/mo

Comprehensive — up to 400 transactionsMulti-account, multi-channel businesses

$750/mo

QuickBooks setupOne-off; chart of accounts, bank feeds, rules

$500from

Catch-up clean-upPer month of backlog

$200from

Payroll — monthly

Federal and state filings are included.

SetupOne-off; state employer registrations included

$400

1–5 employeesForm 941, 940 and W-2 included

$150/mo

6–15 employees

$250/mo

Each additional employee

$12/mo

Year-end W-2 / 1099-NECPer form

$25

Entity formation

State fees are excluded and paid directly to the state.

LLC formation + EINStructure and state advice included

$750

Corporation formation + EIN

$950

EIN application — on its ownIncluding applications without an SSN

$300

S-Corp election (Form 2553)

$250

Registered agentRenewed annually

$150/yr

Mailing address serviceRenewed annually

$240/yr

IRS matters

The first assessment is free; a fixed price follows once the scope is clear.

Reviewing and answering a letterRoutine notices of discrepancy

$350from

Examination representationHourly; an estimated range is given at the outset

$275/hr

Penalty abatement requestFirst-time abatement or reasonable cause

$400from

Installment agreement

$500from

Unfiled prior-year returnPer year, in addition to the return fee

$150

Planning and other work

Annual planning meetingSeptember to November, with a written summary

$500from

S-Corp analysisTwo scenarios costed, with written advice

$450

ITIN application (Form W-7)As a Certifying Acceptance Agent

$300

Texas sales tax returnPer period; included for some recurring clients

$125

Included in every engagement

The first conversation — free, about half an hour
A written, fixed fee before any work begins
Going through the result together before the return is filed
No charge for short questions during the year
English or Turkish — the same price either way
The first response to any IRS letter about a return we prepared

What raises the price

Records that are disorganized, or were never kept at all
Returns needed in more than one state
Situations where earlier years have to be completed as well
A large number of foreign accounts or company holdings
Work that arrives very close to a deadline

What costs nothing

The first conversation and the assessment of your situation
Telling you that we are not right for you — and pointing you elsewhere where we can
The correspondence needed to transfer from your current accountant

The last step

Talking early costs nothing. Leaving it late does.

A conversation before the year closes can change what you pay in April. Held in January, the same conversation is only a diagnosis.

If a report was missed the position is clearer still: the voluntary disclosure programs can reduce penalties substantially and sometimes remove them altogether. The single condition is coming forward before the IRS contacts you. The moment an examination opens, that door closes.

In both cases the deciding factor is the same one: timing.

Arrange the first conversation 972-232-7501

Free, about half an hour, and nothing follows from it — if your situation is not a fit for us, we will say that plainly too.

If you would rather write than call: WhatsApp, same number temizcpa@temizcpa.com