Tax Preparation Services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments (except offices of CPAs) engaged in providing tax return preparation services without also providing accounting, bookkeeping, billing, or payroll processing services. Basic knowledge of tax law and filing requirements is required.

Establishments of CPAs are classified in U.S. Industry 541211, Offices of Certified Public Accountants; Establishments of non-CPAs providing payroll processing services along with tax return preparation services are classified in U.S. Industry 541214, Payroll Services; Establishments of non-CPAs providing accounting, bookkeeping, or billing services along with tax return preparation services are classified in U.S. Industry 541219, Other Accounting Services; Establishments primarily engaged in processing financial transactions (except central bank) are classified in Industry 522320, Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities; and Establishments primarily engaged in providing data processing services (except payroll processing services and financial transaction processing services) at their own facility for others are classified in Industry 518210, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services.