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Claim Your ListingIn Three Short Steps

Confirm your firm, then add one line to the DNS for the website we already have on file. That is the only way to claim.

Step 1 of 3

Find your firm

Confirm the website and how we can reach you

Website you will verify

This comes from our directory data and cannot be typed in by hand. If it is not the right website, write to us before you change any DNS.

We use this only to follow up about the listing, not to verify it.

Add this one line to your DNS
TypeTXT
Name / host@
Valuesearchforacpa-verify=<your unique code>

In the DNS settings for this domain, add a TXT record. Use @ for the name (the root of the domain) and paste the value exactly. This does not change how your website looks. It is a quiet note that proves you control the domain. We do not verify claims by email or phone.

Help for common DNS hosts

GoDaddy

Log in to GoDaddy and open DNS for your domain (often under “DNS” or “Manage DNS”). Add a new record, choose TXT, set the name or host to @, and paste the value. Save. Changes are often visible within a few minutes, but can take longer.

Cloudflare

Open the domain in Cloudflare and go to DNS. Add a record, choose TXT, set the name to @ (the root), and paste the value. Save. Cloudflare is often quick, but give it a few minutes before you click Verify.

Namecheap

In Namecheap, open Domain List, choose Manage, then Advanced DNS. Add a new TXT record, set Host to @, paste the value, and save.

Google Domains or Squarespace

Google Domains accounts now live in Squarespace. Open the domain, go to DNS or custom records, add a TXT record with host @, paste the value, and save.

Someone else handles our DNS

That is common. The company that built your website, your IT person, or the place you bought the domain can usually add one TXT record. Send them the type (TXT), the host (@), and the exact value. We cannot verify the listing by email or phone instead — only this DNS line works.

Verification is DNS TXT only. Nothing is stored in this browser after you leave the page. See our privacy page.

A few common questions

Why a DNS record, and not an email code?

Anyone can type an email address. Only someone who controls the firm’s website can add a line to its DNS. That is the only way we accept a claim. We do not offer email, phone, or ID-document verification.

How long does a DNS change take?

Often a few minutes, sometimes a few hours. You can come back and click Verify again later. We do not need you to wait on this page the whole time.

What if the website on file is wrong?

Do not add a DNS record to a different domain from here — we only use the website already on the listing. Write to contact@searchforacpa.com and we will look at it.

I cannot find my firm.

Write to contact@searchforacpa.com with the firm name, city, and website. We will tell you if it can be added or matched to an existing listing.

Is claiming free? What happens after Verify?

Yes, claiming is free. After the TXT record is visible we also do a quick manual check that the domain belongs to the firm. Then you can update the listing. Text you submit should be factual and neutral, not advertising, and is reviewed before it is published.