{"id":609,"date":"2015-10-02T13:37:20","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T17:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/?p=609"},"modified":"2015-09-29T13:38:15","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T17:38:15","slug":"the-cost-of-tax-preparation-on-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/02\/the-cost-of-tax-preparation-on-average\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cost of Tax Preparation on Average"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for someone to help prepare your taxes? It\u2019ll cost you – $246 on average. According to the National Society of Accountants, that\u2019s the median expense for having your Form 1040, accompanied with a Schedule A and your state tax return, prepared for you by a tax professional. If you opt for the standard deduction<\/a> and don\u2019t want to itemize on a Schedule A, you\u2019ll save just about $100, as the average cost for non-itemized deduction returns is $143.<\/p>\n

The organization take a survey every other year to account for these figures, while the survey participants are generally owners, principals, and partners of tax companies with greater than 26 years of professional experience.<\/p>\n

These figures are an average of different fees that vary depending on region, company and economic strength. Listed below are the average fees for each area of the United States as compiled by the National Society of Accountants. Having a professional prepare your Form 1040 with a Schedule A and a state tax return will set you back:<\/p>\n