Find Inactive EROs (Tax Preparers) Using Filing Data
This dashboard highlights Electronic Return Originators (EROs)—tax preparation businesses that were active in the prior year but, based on available data, show no e-filed returns in the current year. A sudden drop to zero filings can indicate retirement, business closure, or operational changes.
Use this tool to identify potential acquisition opportunities, spot gaps in local coverage, and understand how the tax preparation landscape is shifting in your area.
What this data shows
- EROs with prior-year filing activity
- Current-year filing volume = 0
- Location and contact details (where available)
Who this is for
- Tax preparers & firm owners → find books of business that may be transitioning
- Entrepreneurs → locate books of business than can be folded into a new tax practice. The shuttered ERO’s site may be available for rent!
- Researchers/analysts → study year-over-year changes in ERO activity
How to use the dashboard
- Filter by state, city, or ZIP code
- Adjust the 2025 filings at least filter to define your threshold for minimum filing activity.
- Examine the firm’s historic filing volume on the graph.
- Identify potential outreach or expansion targets
Please consider
that not all firms listed here have gone out of business. A firm may appear to have shuttered when it was actually sold or reorganized as a new business entity. We invite you to use our ERO Search tool to ascertain if the firm continues to operate.