Regions in the Central Time Zone. The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, some Caribbean Islands, and part of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Central Standard Time (CST) is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). During summer most (but not all) of the zone uses daylight saving time (DST), and changes to Central Daylight Time (CDT) which is five hours behind UTC.
CPA ownersâ billing rate averages $192 (up from. $185 a year ago). (Readers should note that different firms par-. ticipate in our surveys year to year, so the annual. figures may vary because of different participants. as well as industry trends.) For nonequity owners, the hourly rate is $185.
Private firms and individual CPA's generally charge one of two ways either a flat rate, or an hourly rate. Hourly rates vary by city. The rates can be as low as $25 per hour, or as high as $300 per hour. Flat rate means you will pay one rate for the preparation of your taxes.For personal returns, which are more standardized, you can expect a total fee between $400 and $500 for your IRS 1040 return and associated forms.For business returns, some individual CPA's charge a sliding scale, based on receipts.For example, if your business has annual receipts of $500,000, they can charge a fee of $400. However, for a business with annual receipts of $1 million, they may charge $850 to file the return.lat rate means you will pay one rate for the preparation of your taxes. For personal returns, which are more standardized, you can expect a total fee between $400 and $500 for your IRS 1040 return and associated forms.