yeah most ppl pay around $45-$100 for tax prep. if u don't own any major estates, stocks, bonds, and business, it shouldn't be difficult to file ur taxes, so for regular ppl without all those things $45 is average. i personally do my own taxes just going through the tax booklet and using the FREE FILE forms offered on the irs.gov website, which ends up costing me nothing. and my taxes get efiled, which speeds up my processing, whether it's a refund or if i owe back money.