ONE-TIME TAX RETURN PREPARATION
Tax returns, priced per return
For individuals and businesses who want their returns prepared without a monthly plan. These are starting prices, and they already include audit defense. We tell you your exact price before we begin.
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Transparent starting prices
| Return | International preparation team Essential | U.S. preparation team Premier |
|---|---|---|
| Personal return Form 1040 | from $470 $395 return + $75 audit defense | from $825 $750 return + $75 audit defense |
| Business return S-corp, C-corp, partnership, trust, estate or nonprofit | from $895 $795 return + $100 audit defense | from $1,695 $1,595 return + $100 audit defense |
Which team should prepare your return?
Both follow the same review process, and Numbers Matter is responsible for every return we file.
ESSENTIAL
International preparation team
Your return is prepared by our vetted international team, working under the direct supervision of our U.S. CPAs, who review it before it is filed.
PREMIER
U.S. preparation team
Your return is prepared by our internal U.S. team and reviewed by our U.S. CPAs before it is filed.
Disclosure: consent for the international preparation team
Federal rules (IRC Section 7216) require your written consent before we share your tax-return information with a preparation team outside the United States. If you choose the international team, we'll ask you to sign that consent before we begin. If you'd rather not sign it, we'll prepare your return with our U.S. team at the U.S. team price.
BEFORE WE BEGIN
Good to know
Audit defense on every return
Included in the prices above
$75 per personal return and $100 per business return. If the IRS or your state sends a notice, it's handled.
More complex returns
$195 / $295 an hour
$195 an hour for the international team or $295 an hour for the U.S. team for work beyond the starting price, quoted before we start.
More than one state
$195 personal / $295 business
Per extra state return. One state is included. Part-year resident returns, businesses that file in three or more states, and state pass-through entity tax (PTET) elections are priced separately, and we'll quote them before we start.
Books need work first?
From $750
We'll get your books tax-ready or caught up at a fixed price. See cleanup options.
Partnership, C-corp or nonprofit?
Per-return pricing and monthly bookkeeping apply to you. Combined bookkeeping-and-tax
plans for these businesses are quoted on a free call.
For S-corp owners
Own an S-corp? Get year-round help, not just a return.
Our monthly plans include both returns, a fall planning meeting, a spring review,
payroll coordination and 1099s, for one flat monthly price.
2026 pricing, reviewed each January.