Credentialed Preparation
Your return is prepared by an Enrolled Agent who is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court. The person who prepares it is the person who signs it.
Tax Preparation Pricing
You Shouldn’t Have To Book A Call Just To Find Out What A Tax Return Costs.
Pricing in this industry is usually hidden. Ours isn’t. Below is exactly what tax preparation starts at with BestTaxPro™: current-year returns, back-year returns, and the schedules that go with them. Prices are starting points, and if your return is more involved, we’ll tell you before we start, not after.
Our clients hire us because their return gets done right, their questions get straight answers, and their tax situation gets handled by a credentialed professional.
Why clients choose BestTaxPro™
The Difference Is Who’s Behind Your Return.
Straight Answers
We review your return with you before anything is signed or filed. If something looks off, we say so.
Secure Client Portal
All documents move through our secure TaxDome portal. Nothing sensitive travels by email attachment.
Year-Round
Tax problems don’t keep tax-season hours. Neither do we.
Back-Year Specialists
Behind on filings? Multi-year cleanup is one of the most common projects we handle. We know exactly how to get you current.
If Your Return Uncovers a Bigger Problem
A balance you cannot pay. Old notices. Collection activity. If your return surfaces something like that, you are already working with the person who handles those cases. Nothing gets handed off.
Current-year individual pricing: starting at
Transparent Starting Rates For 2025 Returns.
2025 tax year (filed in 2026). Federal Form 1040. All prices are starting rates; more complex or time-consuming returns may cost more, and we’ll tell you up front.
Form 1040: Individual Return
Starting at$490
Federal return and one state return included.
What the starting rate covers: A federal Form 1040 and one state return. W-2 income, standard deduction, interest and dividend income, and the standard credits. Electronic filing. A review call to walk through the return before it is signed.
What adds to it: The additional schedules and forms listed below. More than one state return. Prior year returns. Reconstructing records that are missing.
Additional Schedules & Forms
- Schedule C: Business / Self-Employment Income
- $205 / business
- QBI Deduction (Form 8995)
- $260
- Schedule D: Capital Gains
- $205
- Form 8949: Sales of Capital Assets
- $205
- Schedule E: Rental / Pass-Through Income
- $205
- Schedule F: Farm Income
- $205
- IRS Power of Attorney (Form 2848)
- $180
Business Returns
- Form 1120-S: S Corporation
- $1,030
- Form 1065: Partnership
- $930
Prices shown are starting rates for business returns.
Behind on your taxes?
Back-Year Return Pricing
Multiple unfiled years scare a lot of preparers off. We handle them every week. Each year is priced on its own, oldest year first, and here’s what that looks like:
| Tax Year | Form 1040 | Schedule C | 1120-S | 1065 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $345 | $155 | $810 | $730 |
| 2021 | $370 | $170 | $850 | $770 |
| 2022 | $395 | $185 | $890 | $810 |
| 2023 | $450 | $190 | $930 | $850 |
| 2024 | $475 | $200 | $1,000 | $900 |
| 2025 | $490 | $205 | $1,030 | $930 |
Missing records?
If you’re self-employed and don’t have books for the back years, we reconstruct income and expenses from bank records and IRS transcripts. Forensic reconstruction runs $1,000 per year in addition to the return preparation fee.
Why publish this?
Because a big reason people stay behind on their taxes is fear of the unknown, including the cost. Now you know. Getting current on filings is also the step that unlocks nearly every IRS resolution option, so if there’s a balance behind those unfiled years, this is where fixing it starts.
Important Pricing Information
- All fees shown are starting rates. Complex returns cost more; you’ll know the number before we begin work.
- Schedule C and Schedule E returns require a profit-and-loss statement. If we have to build one from your records, that’s the forensic reconstruction work priced above.
- Returns with a high volume of brokerage transactions may carry additional charges.
- Tax preparation fees don’t include tax planning or IRS resolution work. Those are separate engagements with their own pricing, and yes, we publish that too.
What happens after you schedule
A Clear, Five-Step Process
Secure Portal Setup
We set up your TaxDome client portal. Every document, message, and signature happens there. Nothing sensitive by email.
Document Checklist
You get a checklist of exactly what we need for your situation.
Preparation
Your return is prepared and reviewed by Josh Webskowski, EA, NTPI Fellow, USTCP.
Review Together
We walk through the completed return with you before anything is signed or filed. You’ll understand what’s on it and why.
E-File and Records
Your return is filed electronically (older back years are paper-filed with instructions we provide), and a complete copy stays in your portal.
How we work
Rockford, MN 55373.
Two Ways To Work With Us.
Fully Virtual, Anywhere in the U.S.
Secure document upload, video meetings, and electronic signing. Many of our clients never set foot in an office, and prefer handling everything online.
In-Person in Rockford, MN
Prefer to meet face-to-face? You’re welcome at our office. Same credentialed preparation, same secure portal.
6040 Main St Ste 102,Rockford, MN 55373.
Meet Josh Webskowski, EA, NTPI Fellow, USTCP
See how we price tax preparation and what’s included.
Tax preparation pricing FAQs
Questions, Answered Straight.
Why is pricing listed as “starting at” instead of a fixed number?
Because returns vary. Two people with the same forms can have very different amounts of work behind them. The starting rate covers a standard version of that return; if yours is more involved, we quote the difference before we start.
Can I get a firm quote before booking?
Yes. Tell us your situation, filing status, income types, which years, and we’ll give you a number.
I’m several years behind. Where do I even start?
With a conversation. We handle multi-year cleanup constantly. We’ll pull your IRS transcripts, figure out exactly which years need filing, and work oldest to newest. The back-year table above shows what each year costs.
Do you do IRS resolution work too: payment plans, offers in compromise, penalty abatement?
Yes, that’s the core of our practice. Tax preparation and IRS resolution are separate engagements. See our Tax Resolution Pricing.
I don’t live in Minnesota. Can you still prepare my return?
Yes. As an Enrolled Agent, Josh is federally licensed and can represent taxpayers before the IRS in all 50 states. We work virtually with clients across the country.
What documents should I have ready?
Once you schedule, you’ll get a checklist tailored to your situation through the portal. For a first conversation, any recent IRS or state letters are the most useful thing to have handy.
Do prices include tax planning?
No. Quick questions during your appointment are fine. In-depth planning is a separate engagement.
What Our Clients Say
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You Know The Starting Price. Let’s Get Your Return Done Right.
Whether you’re current and want it done well, or years behind and want it fixed. The next step is the same.
Schedule an AppointmentPrices shown are starting rates, not quotes. Individual situations vary and past results do not guarantee future outcomes. General information only, not tax or legal advice.