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NAICS 541211
Offices of certified public accountants

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505
Exempt 5,789 20,553,805 8,129,955 160,973
Taxable 765,516 866,247,233 367,960,097 7,082,532
Go to this NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505
Exempt 5,789 20,553,805 8,129,955 160,973
Taxable 765,516 866,247,233 367,960,097 7,082,532
Go to this NAICS 5412 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services Taxable 112,240 84,072,026 41,271,953 1,317,281
Go to this NAICS 54121 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services Taxable 112,240 84,072,026 41,271,953 1,317,281
  541211 Offices of certified public accountants Taxable 56,705 48,497,646 20,334,080 426,208

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code
NAICS Title
All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments
Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments
Receipts ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services 3,318,396 962,642,516 2,552,880 76.9 96,395,283 10.0 765,516 866,247,233
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services 3,318,396 962,642,516 2,552,880 76.9 96,395,283 10.0 765,516 866,247,233
5412 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services 436,916 90,495,438 324,676 74.3 6,423,412 7.1 112,240 84,072,026
54121 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services 436,916 90,495,438 324,676 74.3 6,423,412 7.1 112,240 84,072,026
541211 Offices of certified public accountants 95,133 50,116,531 38,428 40.4 1,618,885 3.2 56,705 48,497,646

 

Definition: NAICS 541211   Offices of certified public accountants

This U.S. industry comprises establishments of accountants that are certified to audit the accounting records of public and private organizations and to attest to compliance with generally accepted accounting practices. Offices of certified public accountants (CPAs) may provide one or more of the following accounting services: (1) auditing financial statements; (2) designing accounting systems; (3) preparing financial statements; (4) developing budgets; and (5) providing advice on matters related to accounting. These establishments may also provide related services, such as bookkeeping, tax return preparation, and payroll processing.

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Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 541211, Offices of certified public accountants, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code
1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Receipts ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
541211 Offices of certified public accountants 2002 56,711 48,532,378 20,351,797 426,511
1997 53,651 38,601,265 15,167,282 389,340
% change 5.7 25.7 34.2 9.5

 

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Data for the Professional, scientific, & technical services sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.


Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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Description Estab-
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ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Receipts
% of
U.S.
Receipts
per capita
($)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States Total 56,705 48,497,646 100.00 168 20,334,080 426,208
See other industries in this state California Total 7,243 6,307,115 13.00 180 2,371,791 47,070
See other industries in this state New York Total 4,001 6,085,497 12.55 317 2,597,489 43,243
See other industries in this state Texas Total 4,426 3,322,476 6.85 153 1,415,059 31,688
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 2,458 2,979,911 6.14 237 1,235,623 21,780
See other industries in this state Florida Total 4,044 2,368,506 4.88 142 1,068,073 24,412
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 2,015 2,296,305 4.73 268 936,870 16,899
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 2,109 2,126,008 4.38 173 869,198 18,478
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 2,070 1,797,289 3.71 157 791,227 17,601
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 1,336 1,777,283 3.66 276 716,174 12,779
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 1,677 1,542,660 3.18 179 616,755 12,139
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 1,679 1,466,830 3.02 146 637,657 12,892
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 957 1,069,785 2.21 188 451,384 10,804
See other industries in this state Virginia Total 1,225 1,044,480 2.15 143 449,776 9,385
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 1,386 988,279 2.04 119 414,065 9,796
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 1,267 982,593 2.03 181 489,583 9,238
See other industries in this state Connecticut Total 770 937,258 1.93 271 368,658 6,908
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 936 917,395 1.89 183 379,948 8,296
See other industries in this state Washington Total 1,184 821,552 1.69 135 327,833 7,303
See other industries in this state District of Columbia Total 114 774,197 1.60 1,337 303,080 4,250
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 1,332 723,203 1.49 161 309,552 6,646
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 924 723,073 1.49 117 298,476 7,396
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 780 689,727 1.42 127 304,854 7,507
See other industries in this state Tennessee Total 891 585,338 1.21 101 253,254 6,166
See other industries in this state Arizona Total 1,045 491,294 1.01 90 199,053 4,926
See other industries in this state Oregon Total 883 485,776 1.00 138 232,742 6,298
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 968 440,943 0.91 99 176,586 4,935
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 690 424,175 0.87 95 203,866 4,798
See other industries in this state Oklahoma Total 922 391,924 0.81 112 163,890 5,066
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 592 331,515 0.68 81 146,432 3,923
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 645 309,796 0.64 76 128,541 3,574
See other industries in this state Kansas Total 547 288,023 0.59 106 131,759 3,646
See other industries in this state Iowa Total 470 285,708 0.59 97 123,949 3,483
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 573 237,042 0.49 88 116,533 3,854
See other industries in this state Idaho Total 332 230,154 0.47 171 101,149 2,912
See other industries in this state Utah Total 417 227,561 0.47 98 95,578 2,480
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 339 225,639 0.47 131 104,927 2,646
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 415 214,221 0.44 75 92,634 2,482
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 324 196,057 0.40 90 82,997 1,915
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 376 182,079 0.38 98 79,414 2,226
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 292 170,346 0.35 138 69,329 1,779
See other industries in this state Maine Total 210 138,763 0.29 107 61,045 1,453
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 227 134,763 0.28 126 59,052 1,455
See other industries in this state West Virginia Total 264 125,867 0.26 70 51,620 1,608
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 269 117,443 0.24 92 62,806 1,296
See other industries in this state Montana Total 311 115,646 0.24 127 54,039 1,780
See other industries in this state Delaware Total 130 94,337 0.19 117 49,271 1,044
See other industries in this state Alaska Total 124 70,092 0.14 109 29,498 640
See other industries in this state South Dakota Total 124 65,000 0.13 85 26,697 971
See other industries in this state North Dakota Total 137 64,259 0.13 101 32,613 939
See other industries in this state Vermont Total 128 57,938 0.12 94 28,844 737
See other industries in this state Wyoming Total 127 54,525 0.11 109 22,837 666

 

Products Lines for Offices of certified public accountants
Product
code
Product description Sales of
this line
($000)
Percent of
industry sales
(%)
Graph
30000 Industry total 48,497,646 100.00
34070 Bookkeeping, compilation, payroll, & taxation services 25,984,990 53.58
34060 Financial auditing services 10,831,314 22.33
36030 Management consulting services 2,554,865 5.27
-Other 9,126,477 18.82

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Offices of certified public accountants
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Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
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Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-54SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-54SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-54SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue by Class of Customer for Selected Professional, Scientific, Technical Services US, states
link to PDF EC02-54I-02 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF BE02-00I-1 Business Expenses Link to data in AFF Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis) US
Link to data in AFF Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis) US
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PDF EC02-54A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 541211
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
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industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
  Service Annual Survey: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Annual Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms US
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industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas

 

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