OP here, I've been using turbo tax but I will be doing itemized deductions for the first time

If your return is straightforward just get turbotax.

Also, I have used H&R Block's online software myself before, when my taxes were EXTREMELY easy to do, and that worked out well. I think it's basically free, but I may have ended up paying $30 or $50 for e-filing:

http://www.hrblock.com/online-tax-preparation/free-edition.html

We have used Aaronson for our not-excessively-complicated, but not-extremely-straightforward taxes, and the cost as far as I recall is around $800.

If your taxes are REALLY straightforward, then it should cost you $50 to get some software and do it yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:SnyderCohn. Very nice, good work, and while more expensive then a shop with HR Block they give thoughtful advice.

I said my returns are straight forward. Not interested in overpaying

If your returns are straightforward, get Turbo Tax. My 16 year old could do ours (correctly) with no assistance.

How much should a straight toward tax return cost?

Anonymous wrote:Just for (pretty straight forward) yearly tax returns

Is H&R Block good?

I wouldn't use them. They hire inexperienced people who are not very knowledgable. They seriously messed up my taxes. Also, they prepared some W9's for some contract employees I had. They accidently put my PERSONAL social security number on them, instead of my business tax ID - therefore basically giving my personal SS# out to all of my sub-contractors, a few of whom I fired and were irate with me. Not people who I would want to know my SS#.

I use Rosenbloom & Associates and am extremely happy with them. Their prices were even less than H&R Block, which seriously F'd my taxes years back.

I have used Flynn Accounting, LLC and have been extremely pleased. Reasonably priced and very knowledgeable.
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Anonymous wrote:SnyderCohn. Very nice, good work, and while more expensive then a shop with HR Block they give thoughtful advice.

I said my returns are straight forward. Not interested in overpaying

SnyderCohn. Very nice, good work, and while more expensive then a shop with HR Block they give thoughtful advice.

No, H&R Block and Jackson Hewitt folks are NOT CPAs. I've known a couple people who have worked for both seasonally and they have no financial or accounting background. They are just educated people who are taught how to use the H&R or JH software. It's like a private version of Turbotax.

I am a personal friend of Barbara Ames of Barkanic and Ames (http://www.barkanicandames.com) and although I normally do my own taxes, two years I had extra complications and we used her for those years and she did an excellent job sorting out the complications. I only include my friendship with her for full disclosure. They charged us a flat fee for the taxes, so you didn't get charged hourly rates, even for the more complicated scenario.

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We use Keat Bhutani of Axxis Financial to do our taxes. I don't think the h and r block people are usually CPAs. Keat's fees are reasonable and he has done a good job on our returns for 2 years now.

Just for (pretty straight forward) yearly tax returns

Is H&R Block good?