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| 12 April 2006 | |
| Not a tax question, but I think some of us may wonder what the going rate is for our professional services...
--For the simple return? For more complex returns with property transactions? I sometimes have trouble determining what's reasonable in the client's eyes. Also, b/c we are in a situation that we can see our client's financial situation, do you sometimes charge less than the usual fee? | |
| 12 April 2006 | |
| I avoid reducing or increasing my fee based on income. That said I do reduce my fees for elderly, military, police & firefighters otherwise full price. I think that rates really depend on what area you are in. As a general rule I would say your rate should be at least 2.5 times your hourly/desired pay rate.
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Richard@rinercpa.com (talk|edits) said: | 12 April 2006 |
| I think that we get to wrapped up in our hourly rate. There are a lot of things that go into preparing a return besides time and knowledge. What about copying, computer equipment, storage of records, rent, etc. I don't know what the solution is but, hourly billing is not the answer. I vote for value billing. | |
| 12 April 2006 | |
| I set a rate per form and then modify according to the time or entries I need to put into it, some schedule C's have a few entries and some require much time, so it's a combination of fees per form and time. | |
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