Pricing, Explained

How We Price Our Work

We don't use one-size-fits-all price tags. Every engagement is scoped to the real complexity of your entities and your goals. Here's exactly what drives the number, so there are no surprises.

Where Pricing Starts

These are starting points. Final pricing is custom and scoped to your situation. Scroll down to see what moves each number.

Flagship

Advisory

From $6,300per 12 months · unlimited

Flat-fee annual plan. Custom-scoped advisory across structuring, allocations, and transactions.

Partnership Returns & K-1s

From $2,000typical range $2,000–$6,000

Partnership tax compliance and K-1 delivery. Priced by complexity, not a flat rate.

Bookkeeping

From $500per month, per entity

Monthly books per entity. Scales with transaction volume.

Individual Returns

From $1,000per return

Personal 1040 prep. Scales with K-1s, properties, and states.

12-Month Advisory

Our advisory relationship is a flat annual fee with unlimited access. We become the tax brain behind your deals, available whenever a decision comes up, not metered by the hour.

From $6,300 / 12 months

Starting point. Pricing is custom and scoped to your individual needs, but the annual plan begins here.

  • Unlimited advisory — no per-question or per-hour billing.
  • Entity and partnership structuring
  • Partnership allocation design & projections
  • Tax allocation mapping & modeling
  • Operating reviews
  • Transaction structuring

Why flat-fee?

Real estate decisions don't wait for a billing meter. A flat annual fee means you call us before you sign, contribute, or distribute, when the advice is worth the most, instead of after the fact.

Partnership Tax Returns & K-1s

Partnership returns range widely because no two partnerships carry the same complexity. We price to the actual work the return demands.

Starts at
$2,000
$2,000$6,000
Most returns land between $2,000 and $6,000. Some go above $6,000 when complexity warrants it.

What moves the price up

Transaction volume
Number of properties the entity holds
Number of partners / K-1s to deliver
Number of states the partnership operates in
Number of states partners reside in
Property acquisitions
Property dispositions
Property contributions
Property distributions
401(k) / IRA partners requiring UBTI reporting
Special allocations of depreciation & tax losses
Existing 704(c) built-in gain layers
754 elections & 734 / 743 basis adjustments
Property held via a TIC structure
Reporting 1031 exchanges
Multiple rounds of capital raises
Cost segregation studies
Forms 3115

This list is illustrative, not exhaustive. It's meant to show the kinds of things that add complexity to a return.

Why these items change the price

It may seem obvious, but the reason added complexity raises the price comes down to two things:

1
More time

Each item increases the time required to actually prepare the return, and time is the primary input that goes into the return itself.

2
More specialized expertise

Each item increases the specialized knowledge required to prepare the return, which raises the labor cost of bringing adequate expertise to bear in the time available to complete it.

Bookkeeping

Clean books per entity, every month. One simple driver sets the price.

Starts at
$500 /mo
Per entity that requires bookkeeping.

What moves the price up

Transaction volume in the entity
Each additional entity that needs books

Pricing starts at $500/month per entity and increases from there based on transaction volume.

Individual Tax Returns

Your personal return reflects everything flowing up from your deals. We price it to the complexity that lands on your 1040.

Starts at
$1,000
Increases based on the complexity of your return.

What moves the price up

Number of K-1s you receive
Number of properties you own
Number of Schedule C businesses you own
Number of states you have to file in
Estimated tax projections, if needed
1031 exchanges, acquisitions & dispositions

This list is illustrative, not exhaustive. It shows some of the items that add complexity to an individual return.

How We Land on Your Number

Because pricing is custom, here's how the conversation actually goes.

1

We learn your structure

Entities, properties, partners, states, and what happened during the year.

2

We map the complexity

We identify which of the factors above actually apply to you, nothing assumed.

3

You get a scoped quote

A clear, fixed price for the work, explained so you know what you're paying for.

4

No meter running

On advisory, the annual fee covers unlimited access. Ask before you act.

Get Started

Let's Scope Your Number

Tell us about your entities and your goals, and we'll walk you through exactly what your engagement would cost and why.

Book a Scoping Call

No obligation. We'll be upfront about what you need and what you don't.

Or reach out directly: matt@surefiretaxco.com

Pricing reflects starting points and typical ranges. Final pricing is custom and scoped to each client's specific facts and circumstances.