Market 12 of 40 prioritized metros
Payroll in Phoenix, AZ
Payroll covers wages, withholding, deposits, and the quarterly and year-end forms for employees. Contractor payments are a related, separate question.
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 Payroll. 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
Confirm the firm will file payroll tax returns, not only run direct deposit. Missed deposits are the expensive failure.
If you are an S corporation owner who works in the business, wages are part of this service. Distributions are not a substitute for payroll.
Questions to ask
- Who files Form 941 and the state withholding returns?
- How are new hires reported?
- Do you pay contractors, or only employees?
Documents worth bringing
- Prior payroll reports
- State withholding and unemployment account numbers
- Employee direct-deposit details
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 Payroll in Phoenix?
- Who files Form 941 and the state withholding returns? How are new hires reported? Do you pay contractors, or only employees?
- 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 Payroll?
- No published listing with a Phoenix address names Payroll. 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.