Market 4 of 40 prioritized metros
Payroll in Yuma, AZ
Payroll covers wages, withholding, deposits, and the quarterly and year-end forms for employees. Contractor payments are a related, separate question.
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 Payroll. 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
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 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 Payroll in Yuma?
- 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 Yuma name Payroll?
- No published listing with a Yuma address names Payroll. 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.