# TaxPrepServiceHQ

> Data-driven tax resources for US taxpayers: credentialed preparer counts, IRS filing
> statistics by city/ZIP, notice-code references, calculators, and a public JSON API.
> Built on IRS public datasets (PTIN FOIA extracts + SOI individual income statistics).
> Not affiliated with the IRS. Not tax or legal advice.

## Coverage

- 810,508 credentialed tax preparers (CPAs, EAs, attorneys) mapped to cities
- IRS SOI filing statistics for 27,589 ZIP codes: returns, AGI, refunds, self-employment
- 10 service verticals; 51 states + DC

## Machine-readable surface

- Public JSON API: /api/v1/ (states, cities, ZIPs — CC-BY-4.0)
- Markdown mirrors: append .md to any content URL (e.g. /texas/austin/index.md)
- Open data hub: /data/

## Key sections

- State hubs: /{state-slug}/  (e.g. /texas/, /california/)
- City guides: /{state-slug}/{city-slug}/
- Service pages: /services/{service}/ and /{state}/{city}/{service}/
- IRS notices: /notices/  · Transcript codes: /transcript-codes/
- Calculators: /calculators/  · Guides: /guides/

## Services covered

- Tax Preparation: Get your federal and state returns prepared and filed correctly.
- Tax Relief & Resolution: Owe back taxes? Specialists negotiate with the IRS on your behalf.
- Back Taxes & Unfiled Returns: Catch up on years of unfiled returns before the IRS files for you.
- Audit Representation: A CPA, EA, or tax attorney deals with the IRS so you don't have to.
- Business & S-Corp Tax: Entity returns, payroll tax, deductions, and quarterly planning.
- Self-Employed & 1099 Taxes: Schedule C, quarterly estimates, and deductions for freelancers and gig workers.
- Crypto & Digital Asset Taxes: Capital gains, DeFi, staking, and the 1099-DA era of crypto reporting.
- Amended Returns (1040-X): Fix a filed return — missed credits, wrong status, forgotten income.
- Filing Extensions: More time to file (not to pay) — Form 4868 and what it really does.
- IRS Notice Help: Got a letter? Know exactly what it means and what happens next.

## Attribution

Data: IRS PTIN FOIA extracts, IRS SOI ZIP statistics, Census-aligned geography (SimpleMaps, CC-BY).
Reuse welcome with attribution to taxprepservicehq.com.