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Individual tax preparation in Phoenix, AZ
Individual tax preparation is the household return: wages, investments, equity compensation, a home sale, and the years when a life event changes the forms.
The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro is one of the markets CPA Seek ranks by business demand against listed CPA supply. Census estimates put the metro at about 5,186,958 residents in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 114,586 establishments in 2023. The city of Phoenix itself was about 1,673,164 residents. Within 40 miles of Phoenix, CPA Seek currently publishes 2,783 listings. A rough benchmark of one CPA per 75 establishments would imply about 1,528 CPAs. The gap against that benchmark is 0. Rankings use public census figures and this directory. They are not a forecast of fees or a statement that the metro lacks licensed CPAs who never joined the directory.
Published listings in Phoenix
No published listing with a Phoenix address names Individual tax preparation. 976 published listings use a Phoenix address. IRS preparer records do not include a service list, so a missing tag is not a statement that the preparer declines the work. The 40-mile count above is based on coordinates, and it is a different list from these addresses.
- Kevin A Abbott · CPA · Abbott Company, Ltd. · Phoenix, AZ
- Christine M Abell · CPA · CliftonLarsonAllen · Phoenix, AZ
- Luke Abu · CPA · Phoenix, AZ
- Robert C. Acosta · CPA · R C Acosta CPA PC · Phoenix, AZ
- Michael Duane Adams · CPA · Michael D. Adams, PC · Phoenix, AZ
- Patricia L Adams · CPA · Patricia L. Adams, CPA · Phoenix, AZ
Ask whether the CPA prepares the return or reviews a draft from seasonal staff. The person who signs the preparer block should be the person who can explain the positions.
A useful first meeting covers filing status, dependents, states where you worked, and anything that showed up for the first time: RSUs, a rental, a K-1, or a move.
Questions to ask
- Who reviews the return before it is filed?
- Which states will you file, and how do you decide residency?
- How do you want brokerage and equity-comp statements delivered?
Documents worth bringing
- Last year’s return
- W-2s and 1099s
- A list of states where you lived or worked
Questions people ask about Phoenix
- How many CPAs does CPA Seek list near Phoenix?
- 2,783 published listings are within 40 miles of Phoenix. That count is supply. It is not a count of every licensed CPA in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro.
- How large is the Phoenix market?
- The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro had about 5,186,958 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2024 population estimates and 114,586 business establishments in 2023 County Business Patterns. About 41 of those establishments sit behind each listed CPA.
- What should I ask a CPA about Individual tax preparation in Phoenix?
- Who reviews the return before it is filed? Which states will you file, and how do you decide residency? How do you want brokerage and equity-comp statements delivered?
- Does a listing here mean the CPA is licensed in AZ?
- No. Many listings come from IRS preparer records and have no state license number until the CPA claims the profile and a reviewer checks the number. Read the license row on the profile, and use the state board if you need an official status.
- What if few listings in Phoenix name Individual tax preparation?
- No published listing with a Phoenix address names Individual tax preparation. 976 published listings use a Phoenix address. IRS preparer records do not include a service list, so a missing tag is not a statement that the preparer declines the work. The 40-mile count above is based on coordinates, and it is a different list from these addresses.