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That's about what those franchise tax prep companies charge (Liberty Tax, Jackson Hewitt, etc).

I found out my parents used one of these places last year, and they charged them about $350 for a SIMPLE tax return. It looked like the goal was to charge about $50 less than the eventual refund, and also push the "get your refund right now!!" scam (i.e. take a high interest loan for the refund amount).

This year, I did their taxes and mine too (separately), using FreeTaxUSA.



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