How much do you pay for income tax preparation? short form or long form?

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1. I pay 50 or 25 short form
2. about 250.00 for the state and fed long form in CA.
3. I do my own taxes, using Turbo-Tax. It cost about $50. It does long form and state taxes. It has prompts for deductions you might miss. I love it. I used H&R Block's program one year and it was so difficult to follow that I ended up buying Turbo Tax.
4. do it myself on website like taxengine.com for free
5. I think it depends where you live and the quality of the CPA. In New York City, for a good CPA is usually $200-$250. HR Block would be less