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Our goal at Jennifer A. Harris CPA & Associates, Inc. is to provide our clients with useful and valuable information and services. Part of good foresight is the ability to estimate fees and make both businesses and individuals feel confident that they you know what you will be paying at the end of the day.
Every Accountant uses different methods to bill for their work. Fees will vary depending on the type of services performed, the area of expertise, the geographical region the work is done and a myriad of other variables. Hourly rates are commonly used, although flat fees are also available for certain services performed on a regular (monthly or quarterly) basis.
President and Owner, Jennifer A. Harris, is the only member of our team responsible for both the preparation and the filing of every client's federal and state income tax return; including, but not limited to, U.S. Individual Income Tax Form 1040 & U.S. Corporate Income Tax Forms 1120 and 1120S.
Jennifer A. Harris, CPA maintains an active Certified Public Accounting license with the IPLA, or Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, that is activly maintained and monitored by The State Board of Accounts and available for viewing at www.in.gov.
All income tax returns are electronically filed and signed by Jennifer A. Harris, CPA who acts as your tax-matters representative and professional tax preparer by the inclusion of her current year PTIN issued by The Internal Revenue Service and active professional license number issued by The Indiana State Board of Accountancy.
All face-to-face and voice conferences are are billed at the hourly rates listed below and in addition to the flat fee charged for tax preparation. The experience and expertise of your professional tax preparer typically allow the preparation of your income tax return be completed without a face to face meeting. Therefore, clients requesting a personal consultation in conjunction with the preparation of an income tax return should consider this is an additional service billed at our hourly consulting rate unless otherwise requested by the tax preparer. In which case, personal consultations will be performed at no additional charge above and beyond the flat fee charged to prepare and file the income tax return.
Initial new client contact/interview meetings and engagement quotes are done free of charge; however, it needs to be clearly stated upfront if the meeting is for a consultation or an interview in an attempt to choose a CPA. Under no circumstances will accounting advice be given during interview meetings or engagement quotes. Should the initial meeting result in a consultation meeting, our hourly rates are payable at time of meeting.
Engagement letters will be required to be signed before the start of all engagements. The engagement letter outlines the price and expectations between the client and our firm. All fees are payable immediately following the completion of the engagement and on-going engagements are billed on a bi-weekly basis depending on the length of the engagement.
Many engagements are billed at a flat rate as opposed to an hourly rate, such as monthly bookkeeping, tax preparation and payroll services. Those fees will be discussed and agreed upon after the initial client consultation and will be subject to change if additional information is discovered that was not discussed during the initial consultation or if the client’s financial needs change after the initial consultation.
Billing Rates - These rates are NOT for Tax Preparation.
The price for Tax Preparation services is based largely on how complex your tax return is.
Jennifer A. Harris CPA, President/Owner: $150/hour* | Contact Jennifer A. Harris
Becky Satterthwaite, Senior Financial Accountant: $125/hr.* | Contact Becky Satterthwaite>
Kristi Feichtinger, Senior Financial Accountant: $125/hr.* | Contact Becky Feichtinger
*Our fees are computed based on the time and related staff it takes to complete each project. The complexity of the work being performed and the level of oversight required to ensure a quality product can greatly affect the cost of the time spent each period. Most work is performed based on your personally quoted rate in your engagement letter; however, anything outside the scope of your agreed upon engagement letter is subject to our hourly rates indicated above.
Flat Rate Items:
- LLC formation $350
- S-Corporation Formation $450
