Individual tax preparation in Columbia, MD
There's a point where consumer tax software stops being adequate and starts being a liability. Usually it arrives quietly — a 1099 alongside the W-2, a rental property, equity compensation, a move across state lines, a spouse who started freelancing.
The software will still let you file. It just won't tell you what you missed.
We handle individual tax preparation for professionals, freelancers, contractors, and families in Columbia, Laurel, and throughout Howard County, along with clients across Maryland, Virginia, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Multi-state returns, self-employment income, investment and rental income, and the situations that don't fit neatly into a dropdown menu.
You work directly with a CPA, not a seasonal preparer who'll be gone in May. Pricing is flat and based on what your situation actually requires, and you'll know it upfront. The whole engagement can run remotely if that's easier — most of ours do.
What's included
Federal, state and local returns Freelance and 1099 income Rental income
Investment income
W-2 professionals making over $150,000, taxpayers with side income, freelancers, contractors, and families with anything beyond a standard deduction.
Who this is for
1. We talk - Short call, straight answer on fit.
2. You get a proposal - Written scope, flat pricing.
3. We get to work - Onboarding handled for you.
How it works
What it costs
Flat pricing based on the forms your situation requires, quoted before work begins. If any complexity is found after work begins, then we can discuss scope change in pricing.
Common questions
I have W-2 and 1099 income — which service?
For timely filed partnership and S-corporation returns we would need all documents by February 1st.
Do you handle prior-year returns?
We can help you with multi-state filing of up to five states. Any states beyond may be out of our complexity.
Can we do this fully remote?
We can help you with late filings and back taxes.