# Tax Preparation in Chesapeake, VA

- Credentialed preparers: 378 (86 CPAs, 41 EAs, 2 attorneys)
- Population: 235,429 · 16.1 preparers per 10k residents
- Returns filed: 116,590 · Avg AGI: $81,109
- Avg refund: $2,998 (71% of returns)
- Self-employment share: 16.7% · Paid-preparer share: 39%

Source: IRS PTIN + SOI public data. taxprepservicehq.com/virginia/chesapeake/