Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541213
NAICS 541213 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Tax Preparation Services - Industry Benchmarks
1,342 SBA loans on record, $389M in volume, for NAICS 541213.
- 3.9%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $389M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 541213
California leads Tax Preparation Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector runs a 3.9% net margin.
- 3.9%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $389M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Tax Preparation Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Tax Preparation Services is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Tax Preparation Services
Tax Preparation Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 3.9% net margin overall.
28,762 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Pennsylvania.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
28,762
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count increased by 376. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $3.3B
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 17,772 |
| Florida | 8,126 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,436 |
| Georgia | 3,641 |
| Virginia | 3,376 |
| Massachusetts | 3,093 |
| New Jersey | 2,986 |
| Indiana | 2,923 |
| Colorado | 2,740 |
| Minnesota | 2,479 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,342
Total Loan Volume
$389M
Avg Loan Size
$290K
Jobs Supported
7,925
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,257 (94%)
504 85 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
Readycap Lending, LLC
103 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 117
2021 152
2022 138
2023 206
2024 295
2025 368
2026 66
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Tax Preparation Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541213 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector runs a 3.9% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Tax Preparation Services?
28,762 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Tax Preparation Services?
Average payroll data for Tax Preparation Services is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Tax Preparation Services employment?
California leads with 17,772 workers. Florida (8,126) and Pennsylvania (4,436) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Tax Preparation Services receive?
Tax Preparation Services businesses received 1,342 SBA loans totaling $389 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $290K. These loans supported 7,925 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
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Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 541213 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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