Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
We get a lot of questions and some are very good and common so we took the time to try to answer some of them here.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
My Business? - How can we assist and why?
Highschool / College Student? - Taxes are new or in the way.
Veteran? - We Support You! Thank You for your Service!
Pricing? - What will this cost?
Personal Finance Advisor? - Do you offer these services
Customer Comments - Why are they not on your website?
Halpin's is here for any of your needs at any level. Our team is set up and
able to take care of your books, record keeping, and preparation for tax
season while you can run your business. We have a proven record of
doing just that.
We will do what is necessary to understand your business
and set up custom reports, available on demand, so you can see exactly what is
happening with your business.
Our goal is to take the paperwork side of the
business off your to-do list. If you want to be involved, at any level, we are
set up for that too!
We understand that Taxes can be new, and many times students have not had
any training with taxes. Most Highschool / College Students get a return
and pay minimal taxes annually.
We are set up to provide direct deposit for
their return (assuming a return is due) and we further take care of getting
them set up with the IRS for a checking account number, address and contact
information. Why is this important to keep updated? If the IRS sends out
a check, this is the information they use. It is a good plan to have it done.
We offer particularly good discounts for Students provided it is done with an employer
and does not require itemized deductions.
We support our Veteran's! We not only provide the normal services but often time
we are able to assist with VA questions and letters. We enjoy researching on
behalf of our veterans to get concrete answers to what starts off as a vague
answer. If we do not have your answer or cannot get it, we can usually assist
with getting you in touch with someone who is an expert to assist.
Additionally, we offer discounts for Veterans. Call to see how you qualify and
what you qualify for.
Pricing is subjective in this line of work because every business is ran
differently with different requirements. Tax Services is similar in that
there are a lot of variables when doing tax preparation.
In general, we are not the cheapest, but we are the best. We stand by our work
and assist throughout the year (often no charge) and if there is an error
with a tax return, we help fix it no matter who is at fault it was.
We have done services for a onetime fee of $50 and we have monthly fees as low
as $35 per month.
Give us a call, allow us to look at your particular situation and we
can often give you a rough idea of the pricing. (Note: we will need to ask some
personal financial questions to answer your questions.)
The short answer is "No!"
While we get involved with your financial situation, and we can provide options
on how you can manage your finances, we are not in the business of offering
financial advice for things like your retirement. We can get you in touch with
a financial advisor if that is what you are looking for.
What we will do is help you set up your business or personal Tax Season to
minimize the amount paid to the IRS using their rules (legally). That we are
very good at!
As you can imagine, you probably have a unique situation compared to other
customers, and we keep extremely STRICT confidentially rules in place. With that
said, we have opted to not allow customer comments to be displayed for the
world to see. On a case by case basis, we do have some clients that are
willing to discuss their situation with other potential clients and we will
sometimes facilitate the exchange of numbers.
Rest assured though, we rarely have unresolved situations and we rarely have
customers go other places. Most of our customers come to us and stay with us
long term. We are proud of that fact!