The following average tax perparation fee is mostly based on the survey of the National Society of Accountants, and is only indicitive. The actual pricing may vary depending on the specific schedules, discounts, and grandfathered fees.

• 1040-SR, Senior, or Retired People (non-itemized)
• Form 1040 (non-itemized) and a state return

Add to that:

• Earned income credit
• Form 1040 Schedule A
• Form 1040 Schedule C (business)
• Form 1040 Schedule D (stock transactions per page)
• Form 1040 Schedule E (per rental property)
• Form 7202 (family health and sick leave for the self employed)
• Form 1040 Schedule F (farm)
• Form 8824 (like-kind exchanges)

Business Returns

• Form 1065 (partnership)
• Form 1120 (corporation)
• Form 1120S (s corporation)
• Form 1041 (fiduciary)
• Form 990 (tax exempt)
• Form 940 (federal unemployment)
• Form 706 (estates)
• Form 709 (gift tax)
• Form 5500 (pension/profit-sharing plans)
• Form 1095‐A (health insurance marketplace statement)

The proposed prices may change at any time depending on the complexity of the returns and the various schedules not mentioned above.

Fees vary by region, firm size, population, and economic strength of an area. The average tax preparation fee for an itemized Form 1040 with Schedule A and a state tax return in each U.S. census district average:

New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)

South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)

East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)

West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)

East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)

Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)