Tax preparers in all 50 US states

Choose a state to see every city we’ve indexed and the licensed preparers who serve it. Each state page also lists nearby major metros and the state’s board of accountancy reference.

AL Alabama 14 preparers · 10 cities AK Alaska 13 preparers · 10 cities AZ Arizona 14 preparers · 10 cities AR Arkansas 11 preparers · 10 cities CA California 10 preparers · 10 cities CO Colorado 10 preparers · 10 cities CT Connecticut 11 preparers · 10 cities DE Delaware 13 preparers · 10 cities FL Florida 13 preparers · 10 cities GA Georgia 12 preparers · 10 cities HI Hawaii 13 preparers · 10 cities ID Idaho 14 preparers · 10 cities IL Illinois 14 preparers · 10 cities IN Indiana 13 preparers · 10 cities IA Iowa 10 preparers · 10 cities KS Kansas 13 preparers · 10 cities KY Kentucky 14 preparers · 10 cities LA Louisiana 13 preparers · 10 cities ME Maine 12 preparers · 10 cities MD Maryland 12 preparers · 10 cities MA Massachusetts 12 preparers · 10 cities MI Michigan 14 preparers · 10 cities MN Minnesota 12 preparers · 10 cities MS Mississippi 11 preparers · 10 cities MO Missouri 13 preparers · 10 cities MT Montana 11 preparers · 10 cities NE Nebraska 14 preparers · 10 cities NV Nevada 11 preparers · 10 cities NH New Hampshire 12 preparers · 10 cities NJ New Jersey 13 preparers · 10 cities NM New Mexico 13 preparers · 10 cities NY New York 12 preparers · 10 cities NC North Carolina 14 preparers · 10 cities ND North Dakota 13 preparers · 10 cities OH Ohio 13 preparers · 10 cities OK Oklahoma 12 preparers · 10 cities OR Oregon 10 preparers · 10 cities PA Pennsylvania 13 preparers · 10 cities RI Rhode Island 12 preparers · 10 cities SC South Carolina 12 preparers · 10 cities SD South Dakota 12 preparers · 10 cities TN Tennessee 11 preparers · 10 cities TX Texas 12 preparers · 10 cities UT Utah 14 preparers · 10 cities VT Vermont 10 preparers · 10 cities VA Virginia 10 preparers · 10 cities WA Washington 12 preparers · 10 cities WV West Virginia 12 preparers · 10 cities WI Wisconsin 13 preparers · 10 cities WY Wyoming 13 preparers · 10 cities DC District of Columbia 6 preparers · 1 cities

About state-by-state tax preparer licensing

Tax preparer regulation in the United States is split between federal and state authorities. Anyone who prepares a federal return for compensation must hold a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) issued by the IRS. Beyond that baseline, requirements vary substantially.

Certified Public Accountants are licensed at the state level by each state’s Board of Accountancy. The Uniform CPA Examination is consistent across states, but continuing-education and ethics requirements differ. IRS Enrolled Agents, by contrast, are licensed federally and may represent clients in any US jurisdiction. The IRS Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) is a voluntary annual credential for preparers who are not CPAs, EAs, or attorneys.

A handful of states — California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Nevada, and Oregon — impose their own additional registration or examination requirements on paid preparers. Every state page on TaxPrepFinder reflects credentials at the federal IRS level, which apply nationwide.