Why Us

taxCPAdirect is an online CPA firm with two distinct advantages. First, our tax preparers are Certified Public Accountants (CPA's) who have years of experience preparing taxes. Second, we can keep our fees low by doing business online; without the overhead and high operational costs of traditional CPA firms, we can pass the savings on to our clients. Here is how we compare to other tax preparers:

	taxCPAdirect	Large National Chain	Major Tax Software	Traditional CPA Firm
Fees PREP Simple Level	$199 fixed	$190 and up	$60 fixed	$400 and up
Professional Assistance	Included	Included	Up to $130	Included
Required Preparer Education	University	High school or none required	Not applicable	University
Required Preparer Training	1-2 years of apprenticeship, university training, continued education	Up to 10 days of training	Not applicable	1-2 years of apprenticeship, university training, continued education
Certification	CPA	Generally none	Not applicable	CPA
Licensed to Represent Clients Before the IRS	Yes	No	No	Yes
Tax Planning	Yes	No	No	Yes
Online Preparation	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

We understand that you are looking for experienced and competent tax professionals who can prepare tax returns that will maximize deductions and minimize your taxes without charging high fees for doing so. As an online CPA firm, we are committed to achieving the best possible tax savings for our clients and keeping our fees low (up to 50% lower in fees than those charged by traditional CPA firms). Whatever your tax situations may be, we are here to help.

Should You Hire a Tax Professional to Prepare Your Taxes?

As you progress through your life, your finances get more complicated and preparing taxes becomes more time consuming and stressful. In fact, according to the IRS, it took an average of 37.8 hours to prepare the regular 1040 in 2006 (even when using tax software). You should consider hiring a tax professional if any one of the following applies to you:

You have a relatively complicated return. By “complicated” we mean a tax return that involves a moderate level of itemized deductions, capital gains/losses from investments, self-employment income, home sales, rental, AMT, etc.
Your life changed in the past year. If you started your own business, bought a home, got married or divorced, started investing, changed jobs, or had other life changing events, you should work with a tax professional to make sure that income is properly reported and no deduction is overlooked.
You get headache thinking about tax. It’s only natural given the complexity of the U.S. tax code and the fact that you do not spend most of your waking hours studying new tax laws.
You don’t have time. If you can’t afford to spend days on preparing taxes or can’t take on additional stress, you should have a tax professional prepare your taxes.
You need professional advice on how to structure your activities to minimize your tax exposure in the future.

If you have any questions about our firm or services we offer, please do not hesitate to Contact Us.