HRB Guarantee

[Dusty2004]

White Oleander

I am not Willy but I think what he means is if you have a website that says you charge $75 for a 1040EZ and then you charge someone $100 for 1040EZ you are open to an angry customer as you changed the price on them.

Dusty

[WhiteOleander]

BEES you ARE the MAN again!
Also everyone be careful about having fees "published" (listed for public view)
because then they cannot be changed "willy nilly"!

I don't understand this thought. I can change my fees whenever I choose. I can't discriminate because of race, etc. But, I can charge whatever I like whenever I like. Free Enterprise system.

[luke]

the man

BEES you ARE the MAN again!
Also everyone be careful about having fees "published" (listed for public view)
because then they cannot be changed "willy nilly"!

[Bees Knees]

Charging more than $50 for a 1040-EZ is ridiculous, and I don't care if they have 10 W-2's. I'm talking tax prep fees only. The banks charge whatever they want for their product, which should only be 2 fees, and not DD.

Charging anyone less than $100 for a return, no matter how simple it is is ridiculous.

I pay over $1,000 for my software. I pay over $1,000 for my CPE each year. I live, breath, and eat taxes. My time is worth alot more than a stinking $50.

[powerage]

I did returns last year for a flat rate of $50, with the fee set by the company I worked for, no matter how many W-2's the client had or how hard the return was, with exceptions. No one had 10 W-2's, but one did have 6. No problem, it did not bother me one bit. So it took a few extra minutes to enter them. No skin off of my back.

[Black Bart]

Ten W-2s

Originally Posted by powerage

Charging more than $50 for a 1040-EZ is ridiculous, and I don't care if they have 10 W-2's. I'm talking tax prep fees only. The banks charge whatever they want for their product, which should only be 2 fees, and not DD.

I guarantee you that if I am entering 10 W-2s, I'll be charging way more than your imposed $50 limit.

Me too, Dennis. No way I'm entering that many for fifty bucks -- and I'm filing paper entering only figures. Next season when everything's EF all the info on them has to be entered and odds are that with a guy working that many odd jobs, at least half the W-2s won't be rollovers.

[David1980]

EZ is for dependents only. I charge $25. There are no other EZ"s this year. If you qualify for the stimulus you have to use 1040A or 1040.
brian

You can use the 1040EZ with Making Work Pay. There's a worksheet to calculate the amount instead of Sch M.

[Brian EA]

My boss adjust the fees everyday, based on all kinds of factors. Whatever. People might get mad...fine, I have no control over it.

Charging more than $50 for a 1040-EZ is ridiculous, and I don't care if they have 10 W-2's. I'm talking tax prep fees only. The banks charge whatever they want for their product, which should only be 2 fees, and not DD.

EZ is for dependents only. I charge $25. There are no other EZ"s this year. If you qualify for the stimulus you have to use 1040A or 1040.
brian

[origun]

Block's "Peace of Mind"

For tax year 2009 in my area, the cost of the Extended Service Plan ("Peace of Mind") is $30. This includes payment of up to $5000 in additional taxes if they are due to preparer's error. It also includes providing of an EA for free in case of an audit. In my experience, less than 25% of clients purchase it but I'm sure it varies from office to office. I believe that premium offices provide the additional plan at no charge as preparation charges are higher at premium offices. At least that used to be the case.

[DTS]

...Charging more than $50 for a 1040-EZ is ridiculous, and I don't care if they have 10 W-2's...

I guarantee you that if I am entering 10 W-2s, I'll be charging way more than your imposed $50 limit.

[powerage]

My boss adjust the fees everyday, based on all kinds of factors. Whatever. People might get mad...fine, I have no control over it.

Charging more than $50 for a 1040-EZ is ridiculous, and I don't care if they have 10 W-2's. I'm talking tax prep fees only. The banks charge whatever they want for their product, which should only be 2 fees, and not DD.

[Snaggletooth]

April Fees

If anyone waits until April to make an appointment, there is a healthy surcharge, and if they wait too late I can't help them.

I think most of us that are busy in April charge more for an April return than a February return.

[Burke]

Most of us will cover penalties and interest on our mistake, but not additional taxes.
Our fees vary from client to client and by the time of year and a lot PIA factors. I do not like to be tied into a rigid charge by the form method.

I agree, and do the same.

[AJsTax]

I just read somewhere that they charge a fee for direct deposit? That doesn't sound right, although the HRB fees in this case were deducted from the clients' refund. Would that provoke some charge?

It is not allowed by IRS rule to charge for direct deposit. Is in Cir. 230. But of course they charge for bank products and if they do a RAC to have the Block fee withheld from the refund there is a small fee, but not to do the direct deposit. We can all access that service and offer it if we want to.
To answer the other question, I do not know of any other than the big store front firms that offer such an insurance plan. Most of us will cover penalties and interest on our mistake, but not additional taxes.
Our fees vary from client to client and by the time of year and a lot PIA factors. I do not like to be tied into a rigid charge by the form method.

Just my thoughts. To each their own!!

[ChEAr$]

. I just read somewhere that they charge a fee for direct deposit? That doesn't sound right, although the HRB fees in this case were deducted from the clients' refund. Would that provoke some charge? I, too, worked

fee for direct deposit? I think IRS/U S Treasury forbids that.