Managed service

Individual Taxes

Transparent, flat-rate pricing for every personal tax situation. Expert review is included.

Empire tax experts prepare and review each return based on the selected tax situation and the information provided by the customer.

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A managed individual tax service

Empire helps customers organize the information required for their individual return and provides preparation and expert review based on the purchased tax package.

Individual Taxes is purchased separately from Empire software plans. It is not included in any Empire plan, and Empire platform and implementation services do not automatically include tax preparation, filing, legal advice, or financial advice.

Simple $99 one-time
Itemized $199 one-time
Freelance $299 one-time
Rental $399 one-time
Complete $499 one-time

Simple

Simple, W-2

$99One-time

Perfect for straightforward individual tax returns with employment income and the standard deduction.

Federal and one state return
W-2 income reporting
Standard deduction
Basic year-round support

Choose Simple

Itemized

Itemized and Family

$199One-time

For homeowners, families, and individuals who need to claim itemized deductions or household-related credits.

Everything in Simple
Itemized deductions, Schedule A
Child and dependent credits
Interest and dividends, Schedule B
HSA contributions

Choose Itemized

Freelance

Freelance and Crypto

$299One-time

For freelancers, independent contractors, and individuals reporting business or cryptocurrency activity.

Everything in Itemized
1099-NEC and 1099-K income
Business expenses, Schedule C
Cryptocurrency trades
Home-office deduction

Choose Freelance

Rental

Rental and Investments

$399One-time

For property owners, investors, partners, and individuals with more involved investment income.

Everything in Freelance
Rental-property income, Schedule E
K-1 partnership income
Stock options, RSUs, and ESPPs
Capital gains and losses, Schedule D

Choose Rental

Most comprehensive

Complete

Complete Package

$499One-time

The most comprehensive option for multi-state, equity, foreign-account, and complex individual tax situations.

Everything in Rental
Multi-state filings for all states
Complex K-1 and equity reporting
Foreign bank account reporting, including FBAR where applicable
Comprehensive tax planning
Dedicated tax strategy advisor

Choose Complete

How it works

Step 1
Select the tax situation that best matches the return.
Step 2
Complete a secure intake process.
Step 3
Provide the relevant records and tax documents.
Step 4
An Empire tax expert prepares and reviews the return.
Step 5
The customer reviews the completed information and any required next steps.

Scope is limited to the inclusions stated for the purchased package. Additional work outside that scope is quoted separately before it begins.

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State return coverage is one state for Simple through Rental. Complete includes multi-state filings.

Individual Taxes package comparison
Coverage	Simple$99 one-time	Itemized$199 one-time	Freelance$299 one-time	Rental$399 one-time	Complete$499 one-time
Federal return	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
State return	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
W-2 income	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Itemized deductions	Not included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Child and dependent credits	Not included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Interest and dividends	Not included	Included	Included	Included	Included
HSA contributions	Not included	Included	Included	Included	Included
1099 income	Not included	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Business expenses	Not included	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Cryptocurrency activity	Not included	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Home-office deduction	Not included	Not included	Included	Included	Included
Rental income	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included	Included
K-1 income	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included	Included
Stock and equity activity	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included	Included
Capital gains and losses	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included	Included
Multi-state filing	Not included	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included
Foreign bank account reporting	Not included	Not included	Not included	Not included	Where applicable
Tax planning	Not included	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included
Dedicated tax strategy advisor	Not included	Not included	Not included	Not included	Included

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Coverage	Simple$99	Complete$499
Federal return	Included	Included
State return	Included	Included
W-2 income	Included	Included
Itemized deductions	Not included	Included
Child and dependent credits	Not included	Included
Interest and dividends	Not included	Included
HSA contributions	Not included	Included
1099 income	Not included	Included
Business expenses	Not included	Included
Cryptocurrency activity	Not included	Included
Home-office deduction	Not included	Included
Rental income	Not included	Included
K-1 income	Not included	Included
Stock and equity activity	Not included	Included
Capital gains and losses	Not included	Included
Multi-state filing	Not included	Included
Foreign bank account reporting	Not included	Where applicable
Tax planning	Not included	Included
Dedicated tax strategy advisor	Not included	Included

Information customers may need

The records required depend on the selected tax situation. Common examples include:

W-2 forms
1099 forms
Household and dependent information
Mortgage and deductible-expense information
Business-income and expense records
Cryptocurrency transaction records
Rental-property records
Investment statements
K-1 forms
State residency information
Foreign-account information where applicable