A tax preparer talking a client through their return

Extension deadline — October 15, 2026

Filing at your fingertips

Upload from your phone, track every stage, and approve your return before anything is filed. Prepared and second-reviewed by a real preparer — never a wizard.

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Form 1040 and supporting schedules on a desk

Four steps, start to filed

File your taxes in four simple steps

Upload your documents, we prepare and second-review the return, you read it and approve, we e-file and confirm acceptance.

See how it works What it costs

Two clients reviewing their return together

Refer and earn

Refer a friend, earn $10

Client referrals have grown this firm for years. When someone you send us files their return, we credit you $10 — with no cap on how many you refer.

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An accountant working through a client file

Included at no charge

A preparer reads every return

Tax planning, return evaluation, IRS audit representation, W-4 assistance, consultation, FICA, extensions, back taxes and managed hosting — all included with any return.

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Federal 1040$35

Each state return$45

Non-resident 1040NR$50

When you payAfter you have read the finished return and approved it. Not before.

Four steps, start to filed

Most returns move through all four in under a week.

Step 1 Register and upload your tax documents W-2s, 1099s, last year’s return — photographs are fine.
Step 2 We prepare the return A preparer works the file and a second person reviews it.
Step 3 You review it and pay Questions answered before anything is signed.
Step 4 We e-file and confirm acceptance You get the IRS acknowledgement and a copy to keep.

Included at no charge

Nine services that other firms bill for

NO CHARGE Tax planning Strategies applied before the year closes, not discovered after it.
NO CHARGE Tax return evaluation We read your last filed return and tell you what it missed.
NO CHARGE IRS audit representation We answer the notice and correspond with the IRS for you.
NO CHARGE Form W-4 assistance Set withholding so next April holds no surprises either way.
NO CHARGE Tax expert consultation Talk your situation through with a preparer before you commit.
NO CHARGE FICA tax preparation Social Security and Medicare, including refund claims on wages.
NO CHARGE Extension filing Form 4868 filed for you ahead of the deadline.
NO CHARGE Back taxes owed Unfiled years brought current and a plan for the balance.
NO CHARGE Managed hosting A U.S. address for IRS correspondence when you no longer have one.

Priced separately

Federal standard return (1040): $35
Non-resident federal return (1040NR): $50
Each state return: $45
City or county return: $30
Schedule A — itemised deductions: $150
Schedule C / E / 1099-MISC / NEC: $150

Stock transactions (Schedule D), per page: $15
Non-resident spouse election: $100
ITIN processing (Form W-7): $50
FBAR / FATCA processing: $50
Form 1040-X amendmentor 10% of the additional refund, whichever is higher: $150
Consultation & Form W-4 assistance: NO CHARGE

About the firm

U.S. tax and accounting, for people whose situation does not fit the box

V Tax Filing helps individuals and small businesses meet their U.S. filing obligations — a personal or business return, years of late filings brought current, or a question nobody else would take the time to answer.

We work with Americans abroad, dual nationals and green card holders coming into compliance, and we keep that work personal and confidential.

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2016Filing U.S. returns since

50States, plus city and county filings

9Services included at no charge

$10Paid for every friend you refer

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