EY Pricing: Fees, Scope and Quote Questions
Review EY pricing, fee scope, billing questions, and a tailored quote checklist before comparing tax providers.
What does EY cost?
A numeric fee was not verified in the official sources reviewed.
Request a current written quote. This does not mean the firm has no public prices; it means this guide does not have a verified amount for your engagement.
Source review: October 8, 2026. Fees can change. This guide is published by AE Tax Advisors, a provider you may also be evaluating; it is not an independent rating or a quote from EY.
Which engagement are you pricing?
EY is included in this comparison for business tax and private-client services, including private-company and family-related tax work.
A relevant buyer profile: Private clients and businesses comparing specialist teams within a large tax practice.
You need owner-level planning but also have trust, company, or transaction matters that may involve different specialists.
Ask which team handles each matter and whether a focused personal planning project can be separately scoped.
Provider-specific scope considerations
EY's private-tax materials address private clients and businesses. A family enterprise may have company, trust, and individual work performed by different specialists. Ask for an entity-and-team map showing who incorporates company findings into the household plan. Compare AE for the owner project it can actually scope, while keeping any specialized trust or cross-border assignment explicit. A single relationship label should not obscure separate deliverables, reporting deadlines, or the additional professionals required for the wider engagement.
Specialist team and project boundaries
Define the actual project: business returns, transaction diligence, state exposure, property studies, or owner planning. Request named workstreams, responsible specialists, and a fee basis for each. A broad national-firm engagement can contain services outside AE’s tax offering.
| Item | What to verify |
|---|---|
| First-year cost | Add setup, cleanup, analysis, mandatory companion services, implementation, and filing charges for the same period. |
| Ongoing cost | Confirm renewal, minimum commitment, cancellation notice, and any price changes tied to business growth. |
| Scope boundaries | Which professionals own the company, trust, and personal work? |
| Responsibility | Which specialist work is essential to my situation and how is each workstream billed? |
A quote request tailored to this decision
Use this as a starting point and send sensitive documents through the provider’s secure intake process:
I am evaluating EY for business tax and private-client services, including private-company and family-related tax work. You need owner-level planning but also have trust, company, or transaction matters that may involve different specialists. Which professionals own the company, trust, and personal work? Please separate initial analysis, implementation, recurring support, and filing. Specify the legal entities and tax years covered, exclusions, required companion services, payment dates, and renewal terms. Which specialist work is essential to my situation and how is each workstream billed?
Compare EY with AE Tax Advisors
Compare only the work both proposals actually contain. AE’s current published standard advisory fee is $7,800, paid in two $3,900 installments 30 days apart, with no required recurring annual planning fee. Returns, amendments, cost segregation, and additional services are separately scoped. Confirm the current agreement before committing.
A lower filing or software price can be appropriate when that is all you need. A broader engagement can be appropriate when several professionals or workstreams must be coordinated. Neither price alone establishes quality, eligibility for a deduction, or guaranteed savings.
Review AE’s current fees and bring both proposals to a consultation to discuss scope and fit.
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