What Clearway Accounting charges
Business tax returns typically run $1,500 to $10,000 per year, individual returns $1,000 to $5,000 per year, and monthly bookkeeping $300 to $1,500 or more per month. Every fee is flat and agreed in writing before work starts. The table shows what moves each price.
Typical fees by service
$1,500 to $10,000per year
Business tax return (Form 1120-S, 1065, 1120, or a 1040 with Schedule C)What moves the price: number of entities, states, and K-1s
$1,000 to $5,000per year
Individual tax return (Form 1040)What moves the price: number of states, schedules, K-1s, and investment accounts
$300 to $1,500or more, per month
Monthly bookkeepingWhat moves the price: transaction volume, number of bank and card accounts, and employees
| Service | Typical fee | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Business tax return (Form 1120-S, 1065, 1120, or a 1040 with Schedule C) | $1,500 to $10,000 per year | Number of entities, states, and K-1s |
| Individual tax return (Form 1040) | $1,000 to $5,000 per year | Number of states, schedules, K-1s, and investment accounts |
| Additional state return | Priced per additional state | Number of states |
| Tax planning | Quoted per engagement, as a project or a retainer | What the planning covers |
| Monthly bookkeeping | $300 to $1,500 or more per month | Transaction volume, number of bank and card accounts, and employees |
| Catch-up and cleanup (tax filings or books) | One-time fee, stated separately from any monthly fee | Number of years or months behind |
| Sales tax | One-time fee for registration and catch-up, then a flat monthly fee | Number of states, filing frequency, and past-due periods |
| Payroll | Per payroll run and per employee, plus filings and year-end forms | Number of employees and payroll runs |
| IRS and state notices, representation | Billed at the hourly rate in your engagement letter | What the notice requires |
| Quality of Earnings report | Fixed fee, quoted after a scoping call | Annual revenue of the business, years analyzed, add-ons, and locations or entities |
Quoted fees are flat, agreed in writing in the engagement letter before work starts, and change only by agreement. One-time and monthly fees are always stated separately.
How are fees set and billed?
- Each engagement is quoted as a flat fee in a one-page proposal, then set in the engagement letter before work starts.
- Routine questions are part of the relationship and are never billed separately.
- Extensions are never billed as extra work.
- Work outside the agreed scope, such as IRS notices, amended returns, or an additional entity return, is billed at the hourly rate in the engagement letter, and a larger piece of work is agreed with you before it is done.
- Tax returns are billed in two payments: 50% at the later of signing the engagement letter or January 15, and the balance upon delivery of services. You can ask to pay in full up front.
- Bookkeeping and ongoing sales tax are billed monthly. Sales tax registration and catch-up filings are a one-time fee, and other one-time work is billed on completion.
For a quote, get in touch.
Pricing questions
When is a tax return billed?
In two payments: 50% at the later of signing the engagement letter or January 15, and the balance upon delivery of services. You can ask to pay in full up front.
How are invoices paid?
Invoices are sent through the client portal and paid by ACH bank transfer. We do not take card payments.
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