US Individual Tax Filing (Form 1040)
Accurate federal and state tax preparation for W-2 employees, households with multiple income sources and anyone who wants a professional to check the return before it goes to the IRS.
US Individual Tax Filing (Form 1040) with EvoTax
Form 1040 is the return almost every US taxpayer files, and most of the money lost on it is lost quietly — a credit not claimed, a state return forgotten, withholding never reconciled. EvoTax prepares your federal return and any state returns you need, works out whether the standard deduction or itemising leaves you better off, claims the credits you qualify for, and e-files with the IRS. You see the completed computation and approve it before anything is submitted. If you moved states during the year, worked in more than one state, or have investment and side income alongside a W-2, that is exactly where a prepared return beats software.
Benefits & What You Get
Standard vs itemised, calculated both ways
We run your deductions both ways rather than assuming, so you take whichever genuinely produces the lower tax.
Every state return you actually owe
Multi-state and part-year residency is where self-filers most often go wrong. We identify and file each return required.
Credits checked, not guessed
Child Tax Credit, education credits, dependent care and the earned income credit are reviewed against your circumstances.
Reviewed by a preparer before e-file
A person checks the return for accuracy and consistency, then you approve the final numbers.
Support if the IRS writes back
If a notice arrives about a return we filed, we help you respond rather than leaving you to it.
How It Works
Upload documents
Share your W-2s, 1099s, mortgage interest and any investment statements through a secure link.
We prepare the return
Your preparer builds the federal return plus any state returns and identifies deductions and credits.
Review together
You see the refund or balance due and the reasoning behind it, and ask questions before approving.
E-file and track
We e-file with the IRS and the states, then help you track the refund to deposit.
Pricing
W-2 income, standard deduction
Per state, including part-year
Schedule A, Schedule D, multiple 1099s
Correcting a previously filed year
Final pricing depends on the complexity of your case. Contact us for an exact quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the US tax filing deadline?
For a normal calendar-year return, 15 April of the following year. If that date falls on a weekend or a holiday in the District of Columbia it moves to the next business day. You can request an automatic six-month extension to 15 October using Form 4868, but that extends the time to file, not the time to pay — tax owed is still due in April, and interest runs from then.
Do I need to file a state return as well as federal?
In most states, yes. A handful have no personal income tax, and a few tax only certain income. If you lived or worked in more than one state during the year you may owe part-year returns in each, and a credit in your resident state for tax paid elsewhere. We work out which returns are required so you do not discover a missing one later.
Should I itemise or take the standard deduction?
Take whichever is larger. Itemising only helps when your deductible costs — mortgage interest, state and local taxes within the cap, charitable giving, large medical expenses — exceed the standard deduction for your filing status. Since the standard deduction was raised, most filers come out ahead with it, but homeowners in high-tax states frequently do not. We compute both.
How long does a refund take?
The IRS generally issues refunds on e-filed returns with direct deposit within about three weeks. Returns claiming the earned income credit or the additional child tax credit are held longer by law. Paper filing, or any mismatch the IRS wants to review, extends it considerably.
Can you fix a return I already filed myself?
Yes, through an amended return on Form 1040-X. Amendments are generally worth filing where you missed a deduction or credit, reported income incorrectly, or used the wrong filing status. You normally have three years from the original filing date to claim a refund on an amendment.
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