# How much did you pay your tax preparer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 21, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-pay-your-tax-preparer/493886 "2009-04-21T19:51:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-pay-your-tax-preparer/493886/21 "2009-04-22T15:42:07Z")
$475; H&R Block 3 states, two jobs, new house, stock sales, rental property and student loans. It took 5 hours to do my taxes so I figure that’s not too unreasonable and I got a discount because the first guy who did them had trouble with my living in one state and working in another. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-pay-your-tax-preparer/493886/22 "2009-04-22T16:12:18Z")
TurboTax Online, ~$80, which was a considerable step up from last year. Next year I may just do 'em without the help. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-pay-your-tax-preparer/493886/23 "2009-04-22T18:20:51Z")
$230.00 for a married couple. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-pay-your-tax-preparer/493886.md?page=1)