Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services

NAICS code: 54121

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SBA size standard

There is no single size standard for NAICS 54121

NAICS 54121 (Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services) is a rollup of 4 more specific 6-digit codes, and the SBA sets a different size standard for each one under 13 CFR 121.201 (25-39 $M revenue across the group). Find your exact 6-digit code below to get the standard that actually applies to your business.

NAICS code	Industry	SBA size standard
541211	Offices of Certified Public Accountants	$26.5 million
541213	Tax Preparation Services	$25.0 million
541214	Payroll Services	$39.0 million
541219	Other Accounting Services	$25.0 million

Source: SBA Table of Small Business Size Standards, effective 2023-03-17 (sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards, the actual linked PDF, not the HTML landing page); cross-checked against the live eCFR XML for 13 CFR 121.201 (ecfr.gov/api/versioner) and the GovInfo official CFR annual edition (Title 13, revised as of 2025-01-01), both fetched 2026-07-27. Every 23-group child set was also checked against the Census Bureau's official 2022 NAICS structure file (census.gov/naics/2022NAICS/2022_NAICS_Structure.xlsx) for completeness.

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Data sources

NAICS code and title are from the U.S. Census Bureau North American Industry Classification System. SBA small-business size standards are from the U.S. Small Business Administration table of small business size standards. Corporate program data is editorial coverage by SupplierDiversity.com.