Your taxes don't have to be complicated to deserve a professional.
Some tax situations need planning, projections, and careful analysis.
Others just need to be filed correctly.
PRISM handles both.
1 W-2 · 1 State · From $175
Same-day preparation available for qualifying returns.
Maybe you don't need tax strategy.
Maybe you have a W-2, a state return, and a tax season task you'd rather stop thinking about.
That's fine.
PRISM provides straightforward individual tax preparation without turning a simple return into something it isn't.
1 W-2. 1 State. From $175.
No planning package required. No unnecessary complexity. Just professional preparation, clear communication, and a return that gets filed.
And when simple stops being simple?
That's where PRISM's depth matters.
A return can change quickly when it involves:
- self-employment
- investments
- capital gains
- equity compensation
- multiple states
- rental activity
- estimated taxes
- prior-year issues
- projections
- planning decisions
PRISM can move with the complexity of the situation.
You don't need to start with complexity to work with us.
But you shouldn't need to find another tax professional when complexity arrives.
Simple when it should be. Sophisticated when it needs to be.
Straightforward preparation
Sometimes you just need your return filed. Designed for straightforward individual filing situations where extensive planning is unnecessary.
Examples may include:
- W-2 income
- one-state filing
- common deductions
- uncomplicated individual returns
1 W-2 · 1 State · From $175
Same-day preparation available for qualifying returns.
More going on?
That's what the "Intelligence" is for. For tax situations where preparation alone doesn't tell the whole story.
PRISM also works with:
- self-employment
- investments
- capital gains
- equity compensation
- multi-state issues
- projections
- tax planning
- other higher-complexity matters
Intelligence isn't making everything complicated.
It's knowing what deserves a closer look.
For some clients, that's a straightforward return prepared correctly and efficiently.
For others, it's understanding the tax consequences before making the next move.
PRISM does both.
Straightforward individual tax preparation with 1 W-2 and 1 state starts at $175.
- $175 is a starting price for qualifying straightforward returns.
- Additional forms, schedules, states, income sources, or complexity may increase the price.
- Tax planning and advisory services are not required to have PRISM prepare a straightforward return.
- Same-day preparation is available for qualifying returns.
Start with the situation, not the software.
Tell us what's happening.
You don't need to diagnose the tax issue first.
We look at the whole picture.
That may involve preparation, planning, modeling, review, or a combination.
We tell you what we see.
What matters, what doesn't, what remains uncertain, and what deserves attention next.
You decide what to do.
The person on the other side of PRISM.
I've spent more than thirteen years working through tax returns, planning questions, notices, and the situations that rarely arrive as neatly as the forms suggest.
PRISM grew out of something I kept seeing: people were often getting the right tax answer at the wrong moment.
I wanted a practice where technology could help us see the situation earlier, examine it more clearly, and give clients something more useful than a number they were expected to trust.
That's the kind of relationship we're building at PRISM.
Straight answers, before you reach out.
- Is PRISM only for complicated tax situations?
No.
PRISM prepares both straightforward individual returns and more complex tax matters. Qualifying individual returns with 1 W-2 and 1 state start at $175.
You do not need to purchase tax planning or advisory services simply to have a straightforward return prepared.
When additional complexity exists, PRISM also handles areas such as investments, self-employment, equity compensation, capital gains, multi-state filings, projections, and planning.
- Does PRISM prepare simple W-2 tax returns?
Yes.
Straightforward individual tax preparation is part of PRISM’s practice. A qualifying return with 1 W-2 and 1 state starts at $175.
Same-day preparation is available for qualifying returns.
- Do I need tax planning to work with PRISM?
No.
Sometimes you need tax strategy. Sometimes you just need your return filed.
PRISM provides both, and tax planning or advisory services are not required for straightforward tax preparation.
- How much does straightforward individual tax preparation cost?
Straightforward individual tax preparation with 1 W-2 and 1 state starts at $175.
Pricing may increase when a return includes additional forms, schedules, income sources, states, or other complexity.
- What if my tax situation is more complicated?
PRISM also works with more complex tax situations involving areas such as self-employment, investments, capital gains, equity compensation, multiple states, projections, and tax planning.
The goal is not to make your taxes sound complicated. It’s to give the situation the level of attention it actually requires.
One W-2 or a lot more going on. Either way, start with clarity.
If your return is straightforward, we'll keep it straightforward.
If there's more to understand, we'll tell you what matters and why.
Straightforward individual returns start at $175.
Same-day preparation available for qualifying returns. Brooklyn-based. Remote service available.
Not tax advice.
Need your return prepared?
Start with a free introductory call. Tell us about your situation and we'll help determine what information we need and what preparation may involve.