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Skyline Bookkeeping, LLC · Tax preparation

Tax Preparation in Wareham & Buzzards Bay, MA

Your return, prepared and e-filed by John Vieira himself — an IRS-registered tax preparer and IRS-authorized e-file provider, not a seasonal prep pool. Individual returns are $225 single / $250 joint, federal plus one state, e-file included. Every fee is agreed in writing before work starts, and documents move through a secure client portal — never Social Security numbers by email.

Get a free written quote See the fixed fees
$225 / $250, e-file included Form 1040 — single / joint, federal + 1 state. The fee you agree to in writing is the fee you pay.
Early filers get filed first Send your documents in January and your return goes in ahead of the spring rush.
Local — and remote nationwide Wareham, Buzzards Bay & Cape Cod in person; the same portal and process anywhere in the US.

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IRS-registered tax preparer

IRS-authorized e-file provider

Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor

MBA & MS in Accounting

Five years across public accounting & corporate finance

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Fixed fees

Individual returns lead. Prices published.

Most tax work here is a regular household return: a W-2 job, maybe a mortgage and a couple of 1099s. Those fees are flat and public — $225 single, $250 joint, federal plus one state, e-file included. Self-employed and business returns are on the same published list. Your exact fee is confirmed in writing before work begins and is due before your return is transmitted — no surprise bill afterward.

Individual return — Form 1040

$225 single · $250 joint

The standard household return: W-2 income, interest and dividends, mortgage interest, credits for the kids. Federal + 1 state, e-file included.

Self-employed — Schedule C

$550

For sole proprietors, gig workers, and 1099 earners: your 1040 with Schedule C, business income and expenses sorted, e-file included.

Each additional state

+$75

Moved mid-year, or work in a second state? Each additional state return added to any return above is a flat $75.

Business returns, too

Own a business? Skyline prepares the entity return and your personal return together, so the numbers tie out the first time — and if we keep your books all year, tax season starts from figures we already trust.

  • S corporations & partnerships (Forms 1120-S & 1065, K-1s included)
  • Business owner's personal return — $650 with a business engagement
  • Real estate investors — rentals, short-term rentals, cost segregation
  • Multi-state returns — nearly every state (Oregon & Maryland individuals excepted)

One scope note, plainly: Skyline prepares and e-files returns. We don't represent clients before the IRS or handle audits — if that's what you need, we'll tell you up front rather than take the engagement.

Fixed fees

Individual — single$225
Individual — joint$250
Self-employed (Sch. C)$550
S corp / partnership$1,200
Owner's personal return*$650
Each additional state+$75

*With a business engagement. E-file included in every fee. Slots fill from January onward — clients who send documents early get filed first.

What to send us

The simple W-2 return checklist

For a straightforward W-2 return, this is the whole list. Gather what's here, upload it to the secure client portal once you're engaged, and we handle the rest. Please never send Social Security numbers or tax documents by email or text — the portal exists for exactly that reason.

Send these

  • Your W-2 from every employer — including a second job, or a job you left during the year
  • Any 1099s you received — bank interest (1099-INT), dividends (1099-DIV), unemployment (1099-G), Social Security (SSA-1099), retirement distributions (1099-R)
  • Mortgage interest statement (Form 1098) and your property tax bill or receipts, if you own your home
  • Last year's tax return, if you're new to Skyline — it helps us match IRS records and catch anything that carries over

If they apply to you

  • Form 1098-T and tuition receipts for a student in the family
  • HSA and IRA contribution statements (Forms 5498 / 5498-SA)
  • Childcare provider's name, address, and tax ID if you claim the dependent care credit
  • Records of estimated tax payments you made during the year
  • Any letters from the IRS or the state about your taxes

Missing something? Send what you have — we'll tell you exactly what's still needed before we start, so there are no surprises on either side.

Send documents in January

Returns are prepared in the order complete document sets arrive. Clients who send everything in January get filed first — refunds land sooner and you skip the March–April scramble entirely. Tax slots are reserved in the order engagement letters are signed, so ask for your written quote now to hold your place.

How it works

From first email to filed

  1. 1

    Ask for your free written quote. Email john@skylinebookkeeping.net or call (774) 327-0188 with the basics of your return. Written quotes are always free — you'll get an exact fixed fee back in writing.

  2. 2

    Sign the short engagement letter. It spells out the scope and your fixed fee, agreed in writing before any work starts — and signing it is what reserves your slot for the season.

  3. 3

    Send documents through the secure portal. Tax documents move through our client portal (skylinebookkeeping.SecureFilePro.com) — never Social Security numbers or bank details by email or text. Use the checklist above; early filers who send everything in January get filed first.

  4. 4

    Review, pay, and we e-file. John prepares your return himself and reviews the finished return with you. Your fee is due before the return is transmitted — then it's e-filed, and you get confirmation when the IRS and state accept it.

Local — and remote nationwide

Based in Buzzards Bay, preparing returns for neighbors across Wareham and the South Coast — and for clients across the country who work with us entirely through the portal, with the same fixed fees and the same preparer.

Buzzards BayWarehamBourneMarionMattapoisettRochesterMiddleboroughNew BedfordPlymouthSandwichFalmouthMashpeeAll of Cape CodNationwide — remote

Need more than taxes? Skyline also does monthly bookkeeping, certified payroll reporting, QuickBooks cleanup, Form 5472, 5471, FBAR & international filings, and cost segregation studies — see all services on the homepage.

Questions

Tax questions, answered straight

An individual return (Form 1040) is $225 if you file single and $250 for a joint return — federal plus one state, with e-file included. A self-employed return with Schedule C is $550, each additional state is +$75, and S corporation and partnership returns are $1,200. Your exact fee is confirmed in writing before any work begins, and it's due before your return is transmitted — no surprise bill afterward.
Preparation of your federal return and one state return by John Vieira himself, a review of the finished return with you before filing, and e-filing of both. Your documents move through our secure client portal, and your signed engagement letter spells out the scope and the fee before we start.
Returns are prepared in the order complete document sets arrive — clients who send everything in January get filed first, well ahead of the spring rush. Once we have your documents, your signed engagement letter, and your fee, we prepare and e-file in that order and keep you posted on where your return stands.
For a straightforward W-2 return: your W-2s from every employer, any 1099s you received, your mortgage interest statement (Form 1098) and property tax records if you own your home, and last year's return if you're new to Skyline. The full checklist is on this page — and everything goes through the secure portal, never by email.
Yes. Skyline is based in Buzzards Bay and serves Wareham and Cape Cod locally, and works with clients across the country remotely through the same secure portal and e-file process — you never have to visit an office. The only exception is individual returns for Oregon and Maryland, which we don't prepare.
Now. Tax slots are reserved in the order engagement letters are signed, and they fill from January onward. Ask for your free written quote today, sign the short engagement letter to hold your place, and send your documents in January to be filed first.

Contact

Get your free written quote

Tell us the basics of your return — W-2 job, a side business, a second state — and you'll get a reply with an exact fixed fee in writing. No obligation, and no sales pressure.

Email
john@skylinebookkeeping.net
Phone
(774) 327-0188
Office
Skyline Bookkeeping, LLC
39 Chippewa Drive
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
Secure client portal
skylinebookkeeping.SecureFilePro.com
Your preparer
John C. Vieira III — IRS-registered tax preparer and IRS-authorized e-file provider. John prepares and e-files every Skyline return himself.

Ask for your quote

Written quotes are free. Email a few lines about your return — or call — and you'll have your exact fixed fee in writing before you agree to anything. Prefer the full form? It's on the homepage contact section.

Email for a free written quote Call (774) 327-0188

Please don't include Social Security numbers or tax documents in your first email — once you're engaged, everything sensitive moves through the secure client portal.

Tax season fills up

Individual and business return slots are reserved in the order engagement letters are signed. If you want Skyline to prepare your return this season, the time to ask is now — a free written quote takes one email.