Welcome to ERO Watch!
Analyze the tax preparation market with real filing data.
EROWatch.com is a clearing house for public data from the IRS’ Electronic Return Originator and Preparer Tax Identification Number programs. Explore Electronic Return Originators (EROs), filing volumes, locations, and industry relationships across the United States.
What information is available here?
What you will discover here:
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Which areas are saturated with tax preparers? What market areas can support a new entrant?
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Locate recently shuttered EROs.
Reach out to recently closed EROs to discuss possibly acquiring their book of business.
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Find your next job!
The accounting field is hiring! There are open positions at all career levels.
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Market density and competition indicators
We developed a proprietary Market Potential Score that gauges a market’s capacity to support a new ERO.
For whom is this site?
- Consumers -> Locate a tax preparer near you and assess how closely their practice matches your needs.
- Job seekers -> The People Search page contains links to practitioner web sites, many of which have job listing pages.
- Active tax practitioners -> Study competition in your area and learn where it’s feasible to open a new location.
- Vendors -> Use this site to locate, qualify, and contact leads.
- Entrepreneurs -> Ascertain where the market can support a new ERO, and where the market is already oversaturated.
- Researchers -> Learn about the spatial distribution of tax preparers with respect to the socioeconomic makeup of the surrounding area.
- The general public -> Learn about the public-private collaboration that is the IRS’ E-File program.
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How to use this site.
What do you need to do?
I’m a consumer and I’m looking for a tax preparer near me.
You’ve come to the right place. Visit our ERO Search dashboard, input your city and state.
Alternatively, use our ERO Map to view EROs in your area. Click on the ERO to view their contact information.
I’m an entrepreneur and I need resources for evaluating a location for a new tax preparation store.
Head over to the Top 500 Growth Markets page and search for the area you’re considering. Study the population and activity in the market, and review our proprietary Market Potential Score.
Then, visit the main ERO Map and learn about EROs currently operating in the market.
For a text listing of EROs and a an aggregate graph of electronic filing activity, use our ERO Search tool and search by city or postal code.
I need to locate and contact someone in the tax preparation industry.
Look up people using our People Search tool.
To see who is active in a given area, use the ERO Map.
If you know the company name and need to know who the owners and contacts are use the ERO Search page, search for the ERO, and and click on the Owners, Contacts, and PTINs tab.
I am a current ERO. What’s here for me?
There are many wondrous things for you here!
Get to know your competition using our ERO Search. See how many returns your competitors are filing.
Sometimes EROs retire, relocate, or simply go out of business. You can grow your business by taking over their site and book of business.
Perhaps you yourself are considering retiring. You could approach nearby EROs to discuss buying your book of business.
I’m looking for a job.
You’re come to the right place! Many accounting firms have job openings, and the firms don’t only need CPAs or lawyers. There are jobs for bookkeepers, data entry operators, and receptionists to name just a few.
Read this article then head over to our People Search tool and do a search for PTIN Holders in your area. Sometimes firms’ web sites will be listed. Browse to the firms’ web sites and look for their careers page. If no firm web site is listed, do a Google search for the firm.