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NAICS 541213
Tax preparation services

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

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.
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

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
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
5412	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	112,240	84,072,026	41,271,953	1,317,281
54121	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	112,240	84,072,026	41,271,953	1,317,281
541213	Tax preparation services	Taxable	19,242	4,128,662	1,466,382	205,122

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)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)

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
541213	Tax preparation services	97,841	5,261,287	78,599	80.3	1,132,625	21.5	19,242	4,128,662

Definition: NAICS 541213 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.

Cross-References.

Establishments of CPAs are classified in U.S. Industry 541211, Offices of Certified Public Accountants;
Establishments of non-CPAs providing payroll 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; and
Establishments providing computer data processing services at their own facility for others are classified in Industry 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services.

Historical comparability

NAICS 541213, Tax preparation services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 541213 is comparable to SIC 7291. 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

541213	Tax return preparation services	2002	19,244	4,128,772	1,466,405	205,127
		1997	12,830	2,184,210	760,170	147,698
		% change	50.0	89.0	92.9	38.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Tax preparation services: 2002

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

United States

Total

19,242

4,128,662

100.00

1,466,382

205,122

California

Total

2,557

530,876

12.86

161,336

19,855

Texas

Total

1,227

285,773

6.92

248,485

15,516

New York

Total

1,084

249,210

6.04

75,498

11,427

Florida

Total

1,034

221,166

5.36

72,441

13,228

Ohio

Total

833

189,054

4.58

60,784

10,076

Illinois

Total

803

171,768

4.16

52,692

10,057

Pennsylvania

Total

731

155,923

3.78

50,353

8,723

Michigan

Total

678

141,584

3.43

47,890

7,197

Georgia

Total

568

140,421

3.40

47,395

7,611

Indiana

Total

513

137,669

3.33

49,847

9,656

North Carolina

Total

616

127,812

3.10

41,942

7,646

New Jersey

Total

439

119,153

2.89

40,985

5,331

Virginia

Total

588

114,034

2.76

35,436

6,567

Missouri

Total

491

103,174

2.50

29,962

5,246

Massachusetts

Total

395

89,481

2.17

28,481

3,678

Arizona

Total

391

88,615

2.15

27,477

4,138

Tennessee

Total

401

88,410

2.14

25,118

5,035

Maryland

Total

358

85,941

2.08

27,324

4,032

Colorado

Total

342

74,369

1.80

25,965

3,461

Wisconsin

Total

406

71,835

1.74

22,655

3,716

Louisiana

Total

294

67,985

1.65

19,817

4,012

Washington

Total

268

63,010

1.53

21,839

2,616

South Carolina

Total

336

61,954

1.50

18,498

3,470

Iowa

Total

219

60,892

1.47

17,541

1,786

Connecticut

Total

195

60,490

1.47

18,393

2,147

Minnesota

Total

398

58,374

1.41

19,167

2,470

Kentucky

Total

321

53,698

1.30

16,117

2,734

Alabama

Total

331

51,642

1.25

15,204

2,939

Oregon

Total

280

48,357

1.17

16,792

1,880

Kansas

Total

221

41,901

1.01

13,501

1,953

Oklahoma

Total

201

38,817

0.94

11,516

1,383

Arkansas

Total

182

34,668

0.84

10,006

1,528

Mississippi

Total

205

33,089

0.80

8,955

2,032

Nevada

Total

186

29,648

0.72

8,975

1,537

West Virginia

Total

120

22,345

0.54

6,698

1,012

New Mexico

Total

101

22,072

0.53

6,688

951

New Hampshire

Total

20,565

0.50

5,562

764

Utah

Total

19,277

0.47

6,885

1,043

Nebraska

Total

125

19,214

0.47

6,189

1,090

Hawaii

Total

18,914

0.46

5,270

717

Delaware

Total

16,708

0.40

5,627

1,028

Maine

Total

13,762

0.33

4,238

565

Rhode Island

Total

12,350

0.30

3,237

427

Idaho

Total

12,110

0.29

7,484

492

Montana

Total

11,486

0.28

3,256

433

Alaska

Total

9,223

0.22

2,625

304

District of Columbia

Total

8,404

0.20

2,678

454

South Dakota

Total

8,337

0.20

2,237

359

Vermont

Total

8,303

0.20

2,145

254

North Dakota

Total

8,000

0.19

2,226

298

Wyoming

Total

6,799

0.16

4,950

248

Products Lines for Tax preparation services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	4,128,662	100.00
34075	Tax preparation services for individuals	3,842,110	93.06
34074	Tax preparation services for businesses	222,842	5.40
34072	Bookkeeping & compilation services	28,703	0.70
	-Other	35,007	0.85

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Tax preparation services
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-54SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-54SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-54SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-54SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Receipts/Revenue by Class of Customer for Selected Professional, Scientific, Technical Services	US, states
EC02-54I-02	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 541213
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
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
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