NAICS 54121—Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services

Where 54121 sits

1. 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
2. 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
3. 5412 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
4. 54121 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services

Contains 4 narrower codes

• 541211 Offices of Certified Public Accountants
• 541213 Tax Preparation Services
• 541214 Payroll Services
• 541219 Other Accounting Services

Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing services, such as auditing of accounting records, designing accounting systems, preparing financial statements, developing budgets, preparing tax returns, processing payrolls, bookkeeping, and billing.

Example activities

• accountants' offices
• payroll processing services
• bookkeeping services
• tax return preparation services

Cross-references for 54121

• Providing data processing services (except payroll processing services and financial transaction processing services) at their own facility for others--are classified in Industry 51821, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services; and
• Processing financial transactions (except central bank)--are classified in Industry 52232, Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities.

54121 in other systems