IRS Tax Return Preparation Cumming, GA

Form 1040 (and its schedules: A for itemized deductions, B for interest and dividends, C for self-employment, D for capital gains, E for rentals and pass-through income, SE for self-employment tax, plus the various credits forms) is the workhorse return for individuals. Most Cumming individual filings center on the 1040.

For businesses: Form 1120 for C-corporations, 1120S for S-corporations, 1065 for partnerships and multi-member LLCs. Each carries its own set of schedules and supporting forms (Schedule K-1 for owners, Schedule M-1 and M-2 for book-to-tax reconciliation, Form 4562 for depreciation, Form 8825 for entity-level rentals).

For nonprofits and churches based around Forsyth County: Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-N depending on size. Faith-based organizations have specific reporting requirements around contributions, designated funds, and unrelated business income that we handle as part of the engagement.

Audit-ready means every number on the return ties back to source documentation that we have on file. The mileage deduction matches the mileage log. The home office deduction matches the square footage measurement and utility bills. The charitable contributions match the receipts and acknowledgment letters. The cost basis on each capital gain matches the brokerage records.

For Cumming clients who get audited (rare, but it happens), audit-ready preparation turns what could be a stressful multi-month process into a quick document handoff. The auditor asks for substantiation; we email the relevant supporting docs from our records; the audit closes with no change. Most audits we have supported have closed with no adjustment because the documentation was in order from the start.

For taxpayers more likely to face audit (very high incomes, large charitable deductions, large casualty losses, schedule C businesses with high expenses relative to income), the audit-ready discipline matters even more. We are explicit with these clients about which deductions are higher-risk and what documentation is needed.

The IRS sends millions of notices each year, and most of them look terrifying despite being routine. Common ones we handle for Cumming clients: CP2000 (a mismatch between income reported on the return and income reported by employers/payers/brokers, usually because a 1099 was missed or misclassified), CP14 (balance due notice), CP501/503/504 (collection notices for unpaid balances), and various math-error notices.

For returns we prepared, responding to a notice is part of the engagement at no extra charge. We review the notice, compare to the return, prepare the written response (if a response is needed), and file it with the IRS. Most notices resolve without payment of what the first letter said; many resolve with no further action because the IRS made the error.

For more serious matters (audit, collection enforcement, criminal investigation), we coordinate with a CPA or EA partner who carries the credentials needed for full representation. We are honest about when something needs a credentialed practitioner versus when we can handle it directly.

IRS tax return preparation pricing matches the underlying return type (see tax preparation for the full schedule). Federal-only filings (rare; most filers also need Georgia) are priced the same as federal-plus-state because the federal return drives most of the work.

Most personal returns turn around inside 7 to 10 business days during normal season. Business returns turn around inside 14 to 21 business days. During the final two weeks of tax season, we extend any new client engagements rather than rush them; rushed returns are how mistakes happen.