Archon Accounting is an accounting firm.

Most individual tax returns fall between $200 and $300. Everything else is a conversation.

We price by complexity. A business return might take two hours or twenty (for those businesses which are lucky enough to be so wealthy that they necessitate twenty hours of work).

A consultation may unlock value we are unable (currently) to predict. Wealth is a factor: we do not resent the financially successful, but we believe in the ethicality of reasonable proportion. We have worked with clients who could barely afford us and clients who could, very easily, buy our entire firm. Both deserve specialized attention to their pricing and service level.

All this to say: there is no rate sheet. There is no automated software that calculates your invoice. We bill manually, set prices manually (and transparently, upfront: you will never be surprised by one of our invoices).

We look at what you need, what it will take, and what makes sense. Then, we (ourselves and yourselves) talk about it (if you disagree with any of the pricing or rates).

If your finances collapse mid-engagement, we do not abandon you. If you are going through something difficult, we adjust. Once, a Client asked if we were a charity. The answer is no, we just attempt to be kind and proportional.

The sliding scale is real. We have accepted clients who could not pay our standard rates and worked out deals that, ultimately, resulted in growing their businesses until they were able to pay our standard rate.

We are not trying to maximize revenue. This is discretionary work (or, in a sense, for the love of the game). We do it because we are good at it and because the clients we take on tend to be or become, as mentioned prior, essentially a Friend to us.

If the price feels wrong, say so. We are open to negotiation, reconfiguration, mass destruction, deferred payment, and so on. We do not trap anyone in a structure they cannot afford. Our engagement letters are quite forgiving, in the grand scheme of the tax, accounting, consulting, and advisory industry.

A Client is a Friend. Friends do not invoice each other into bankruptcy.