Financial planning, CPA, and/or legal advice?

I know it varies greatly depending on your situation, but what have you been billed and for what type of help?

11/4/2011 9:43:03 PM

CPA: ~$150 to do our taxes in year's past because I operated my own business. We've done our own taxes the last 2 years, but I think we'll go back to using the CPA this next year because things just got a lot more complicated.
Lawyer: Unbilled, but we need financial guardianship papers to take control of our son's inheritance.

11/4/2011 10:05:15 PM

$1500 for end of year taxes, payroll taxes, information keeping (meaning my records are readily available at all times for an IRS agent to walk in there and approve)

I do all of my own bookkeeping even though she said she'd do it. I have more control.

She's a certified IRS tax preparer acting as an attorney.

I (nearly) never have to deal with the government.

11/4/2011 10:11:11 PM

Hookers and lawyers.

[Edited on November 4, 2011 at 10:13 PM. Reason : Na. Just Kidding. Paid for a lawyer to take care of a speeding ticket this year. It was about $300.]

11/4/2011 10:12:43 PM

Chit chat is that way ====>

[Edited on November 4, 2011 at 10:15 PM. Reason : Edit contribution appreciated]

11/4/2011 10:14:40 PM

we pay 350 for tax preparation....

He does very well and found money in back years where we did them.

We have rental property, business, etc.

[Edited on November 4, 2011 at 10:47 PM. Reason : ]

11/4/2011 10:47:31 PM

AAA

11/5/2011 11:22:33 PM

We pay about $200-$225 for tax prep

The only other thing I think that might qualify is when we had our wills made, but we did them through Legal Zoom so we just paid them a small fee. Don't remember what it was

11/6/2011 8:41:28 AM

Bttt

11/15/2011 2:40:48 PM

My dad's a retired CPA, so I buy him a six pack of Sam Adams to do my taxes.

11/15/2011 2:54:54 PM