Oh - I just had to add one more thing.
My business is not primarily individual tax returns (not in the least) so we don't spell a lot of this stuff out for people.
Likewise, I get the impression when you go to a tax preparation service, you just pay for tax preparation.
When you go to a CPA it is a lot more like going to an attorney. You are paying for more than just a tax return.
CPAs may not spell this out. It's just a difference that we see is obvious. & that people off the street obviously don't always see.
I just had to add that I can see the confusion there. But certainly not trying to screw people over. Honestly, you don't know how many of my clients/potential clients I tell to go elsewhere to save money. I don't know about other CPAs, but we don't have the time to deal with easy tax returns. & people at that level are usually too price sensitive for CPAs. So we really try to avoid that kind of work. On the other hand, some CPAs may revolve their practice around easy tax returns, and may charge a lot less. IT just depends I guess. All of these factors probably make it confusing for consumers.
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