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IRS representation in Yuma, AZ
IRS representation is responding to a notice, an exam, or a balance due with someone who can speak to the IRS for you. A CPA, enrolled agent, or attorney can hold that authorization. A preparer who only files returns may not.
The Yuma, AZ metro is one of the markets CPA Seek ranks by business demand against listed CPA supply. Census estimates put the metro at about 220,310 residents in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 3,376 establishments in 2023. The city of Yuma itself was about 103,559 residents. Within 40 miles of Yuma, CPA Seek currently publishes 40 listings. A rough benchmark of one CPA per 75 establishments would imply about 45 CPAs. The gap against that benchmark is 5. 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 Yuma
No published listing with a Yuma address names IRS representation. 39 published listings use a Yuma 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.
- Sara K Aivazian · CPA · Misenhimer Aivazian & Tennant PC · Yuma, AZ
- Susan Challis · CPA · Susan L. Challis, CPA · Yuma, AZ
- William M Clements · CPA · William M Clements CPA · Yuma, AZ
- Lynn Edgecomb · CPA · Lynn Sterling Edgecomb · Yuma, AZ
- Chelsea D Feeman · CPA · Frost PLLC · Yuma, AZ
- Alejandra J Galvan · CPA · Shippen, Pope & Associates, PLLC · Yuma, AZ
Read the notice date and the response deadline before the first call. Many letters are matched to a missing form, not an audit.
Ask whether the person you meet will be the one on the power of attorney. Representation that is handed to a call center is a different service.
Questions to ask
- Have you handled this notice type before?
- Will you be the representative on Form 2848?
- What can you do before the response deadline?
Documents worth bringing
- The IRS notice, all pages
- The return for the year on the notice
- Any letters you already sent
Questions people ask about Yuma
- How many CPAs does CPA Seek list near Yuma?
- 40 published listings are within 40 miles of Yuma. That count is supply. It is not a count of every licensed CPA in the Yuma, AZ metro.
- How large is the Yuma market?
- The Yuma, AZ metro had about 220,310 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2024 population estimates and 3,376 business establishments in 2023 County Business Patterns. About 84 of those establishments sit behind each listed CPA.
- What should I ask a CPA about IRS representation in Yuma?
- Have you handled this notice type before? Will you be the representative on Form 2848? What can you do before the response deadline?
- 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 Yuma name IRS representation?
- No published listing with a Yuma address names IRS representation. 39 published listings use a Yuma 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.
- How many Yuma listings name IRS representation?
- None of the 39 published listings with a Yuma address name IRS representation. Public 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 is 40 listings and is based on coordinates, which is a different list from street addresses. The gap versus one CPA per 75 establishments is about 5.