Our Fee Structure

FEES

Joe Mastriano, CPA and Sherry Others have many years of experience representing taxpayers before the IRS. Together they have successfully helped their clients achieve success when others have failed. We are happy to sometimes do the impossible. Luckily the rates for sometimes doing the impossible are only $195. per hour. Marie Moore has less experience, and produces excellent accurate tax returns. She pays attention to the detail required so that we meet the goals for producing the return, for example: lower taxes without risking an audit. Joe's advice and review time on tax returns with Marie is usually not billed. This "blended rate" for her time is $195. per hour. The fee for Blake Allred our attorney is also $195.00 per hour.

Retainers are normally $2,000 or more depending on the job. These rates are for all time spent, including letters, phone calls, emails, etc. We document all time daily.  We do not offer free advice or consultation (unless found on the Website, or discussed with our marketing manager), nor train junior accountants.  We do offer you our vast knowledge and experiences which will help you decide the best way to handle your IRS situation.   

As a firm, Sherry and Joe manage successful CPA's who benefit from our knowledge and council in the area of IRS representation. Luckily for their clients, they are very experienced CPA's of excellent character. They have spent many years doing financial accounting and tax preparation. One of them was an auditor with the IRS. Currently they each charge $150 per hour for all time spent, including letters, phone calls, emails, etc. Please call for a quote for your particular situation.

Beware the "one price for all work" special that some people charge. It removes the desire for "doing what it takes to get the job done". If someone will not be paid more, why would they make the extra effort when things get tough?  Most people overpay for work when charged a fixed fee. We get a lot of "fallout" from other representation companies.

Candidates for our service will have had our rates explained, and the approximate cost of services. Mostly we will discuss what we can and cannot do for you.  This is a sales meeting, if you set it up that way. If at the end of this meeting, you elect not to hire us, we will not bill you for the time.  If you elect to hire us, all time will be billable. Upon payment of the retainer, we will open a new client file and begin working on your case.  All payments are non refundable, but may be refundable upon our discretion.  Usually if it would be unfair to keep substantial money in relation to the amount of work done, we may refund some of the remaining portion.  We maintain a responsible professional reputation.

We also offer a $300 prepaid consultation, where Joe Mastriano, CPA or other professional employee will focus on answering your questions and explaining in detail how to resolve your IRS problem.  This will be less sales like, and more exact in detail.  This will give you the specific answers advising you how to best resolve your situation.  This is a single phone call or meeting of up to 1  hour.  The fee is non refundable.  You should get more than your money's worth.  You can set up the same consultation with an associate CPA of up to 1 1/2 hours for $300. Associate CPA's are experienced CPA's who operate their own CPA firm within our office.

Those of you who just want free information, please examine our site. It contains a lot of valuable free information. When you are ready to "do it yourself" with consultation, or hire an experienced professional, don't hesitate to contact our office.