About Search for a CPA

Search for a CPA is a directory of accounting firms in the United States. The goal is to make it easy to find a firm that has a working website, in the state and city where you need help. We are starting with the East Coast and will add more states over time.

Which firms are listed?

Every listing has a website we fetched over HTTPS and checked (DNS plus a homepage request). The directory currently includes 1,143 firms:

• New York — 208 firms
• Florida — 208 firms
• New Jersey — 240 firms
• Pennsylvania — 230 firms
• Massachusetts — 257 firms

The first pass focused on mid-size firms (roughly 11–500 employees) in NAICS 541211 (Offices of Certified Public Accountants), then added smaller firms where needed to reach a usable state list. National network brands used as a stand-in for a local office, parked pages, and non-accounting businesses are left out. Listings we could only weakly confirm still appear, but those pages are marked noindex.

Where does the information come from?

• Official public records, used where a free bulk file or document was available: New York Department of State entity filings; New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs firm registrations (license numbers and addresses); Pennsylvania Department of State registered-business data (filing numbers and addresses, not a CPA license roster); and a narrow Massachusetts CPA Prequalification List. Florida’s DBPR firm workbook is public but could not be downloaded automatically from our build environment, so Florida license numbers appear only when they were visible on a firm’s own website.
• PCAOB registered-firm data, for firms that audit issuers.
• Business-directory records (LeadOcean) for firm names, locations, websites, and (when public) phone numbers, used to find candidates and then checked against official records and the live website.

The data was last compiled on November 14, 2026. A license number is shown only when it comes from an official roster or was clearly published on the firm’s website. New York and Pennsylvania filing numbers are business-entity identifiers, not CPA licenses. There is no complete, free CPA-firm license roster for Pennsylvania or Massachusetts.

Editorial principles

Descriptions are meant to be factual and neutral. We do not write advertising copy. When a firm claims its listing, submitted text is reviewed against the same standard before publication. Being listed is free, and sponsorship does not change the order of the directory.

Who is behind the site?

The website is sponsored by Advarde.com. The operator is listed as BURO OPS AS (pending confirmation).