The data
First party data. Answers captured October 2, 2026.
31 of 31
Cities where the answer is still open
No single CPA firm owns the AI answer there yet
5.6
CPA firms named in the average city answer
Everyone the answer leaves out is invisible to that buyer
132
CPA firms screened
Websites read by machine across 31 US cities
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What we do
A CPA AI visibility agency built for one job.
Most accounting firm marketing is a website refresh, a client newsletter and some ads in February. None of that decides what an assistant says when a business owner describes their situation and asks who nearby can handle it. We work on what does: your pages, your professional records and your reviews.
That is a different job from SEO for accountants. We do not report a keyword position. We run 5 real client questions on ChatGPT and Google AI Mode every 2 weeks and count how many recommend you. If you were looking for an AI SEO agency for CPA firms, this is that work. Everything we build is yours to keep.
Why this industry
One retained business client can out-earn the year, every year.
Accounting is the rare local service that renews by default. The firm AI names when somebody incorporates or outgrows their bookkeeper gets a client who stays. The rest never get asked.
01
They ask AI first now
45% of US consumers now use ChatGPT or another AI tool to find local business recommendations, up from 6% a year earlier.
Source: BrightLocal, Local Consumer Review Survey 2026
02
The question is already being asked
Who is a good CPA for small business taxes in [city]? That question gets answered today, in one paragraph, with a short list of names in it. There is no page two.
03
The maths is not close
One retained business client can out-earn the year, every year. Being in the answer costs $499 a month.
Sources for the numbers on this page
How AI decides
What AI reads before it names an accounting firm.
Credential is the underlying question here, so an assistant reaches for the records that can confirm one. There are fewer of them than in healthcare, which makes each one count for more.
01
Google Business Profile
Primary category, the service list written the way clients ask for it, real hours including your busy season hours, and the questions section seeded with what people ask on the first call.
02
Bing Places
ChatGPT search runs on Bing. Free, quick, and almost no firm in your city has claimed it.
03
Your state CPA society directory
The professional record that says the credential is real and current. Check the firm name, address and the licensed individuals on it, because it is often years out of date.
04
IRS Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers
A federal record of preparers with credentials and filing rights. It is public, it is checkable, and an assistant treats it as authoritative. Make sure the listing matches your current firm and address.
05
Yelp
Still cited in local professional services answers. Claim it, fix the hours, and keep the replies short and professional.
The part most CPA marketing misses
Referrals still bring most of the work, and they always will. But the person who has just registered an LLC and knows nobody to ask is typing the question into an assistant instead, and that answer is written from your pages, your professional records and your reviews.
The prompts we measure
The 10 questions your customers ask AI.
Swap [city] for yours. These are the shapes of question people put to an assistant, taken from how buyers in this industry actually ask.
At kickoff we lock 5 of these for your city. They are the guarantee.
- 01Who is a good CPA for small business taxes in [city]?
- 02How much does a CPA charge for a small business tax return in [city]?
- 03Do I need a CPA or a bookkeeper in [city]?
- 04Which accountant in [city] handles S corp returns?
- 05Who can help with back taxes and IRS notices in [city]?
- 06Which firm in [city] does payroll for a small business?
- 07Who does bookkeeping for contractors in [city]?
- 08I just started an LLC in [city]. Which accountant should I talk to?
- 09Which CPA in [city] works with real estate investors?
- 10Is there an accountant in [city] taking new clients before the deadline?
What AI said
We asked them. Here is the answer.
We asked all ten word for word in Google AI Mode, logged out, and saved every answer. Three of them are below. The names are what one answer said on one day, not a ranking.
Who is a good CPA for small business taxes in [city]?
Asked in Abilene, Texas on October 4, 2026
“Condley and Company, L.L.P., Fullerton & Associates PLLC, and Wolfe And Company, P.C. are among the top-rated CPAs for small business taxes in Abilene, Texas. These firms specialize in handling corporate, LLC, and partnership tax structures while providing year-round strategic planning.”
Named in the answer: 5
Condley and Company, L.L.P.; Fullerton & Associates PLLC; Wolfe And Company, P.C.; Borden Duffel PC; and Randy L Crews CPA PLLC
Which accountant in [city] handles S corp returns?
Asked in Abilene, Texas on October 4, 2026
“Several highly rated certified public accountants (CPAs) and accounting firms in Abilene, Texas specialize in corporate tax preparation and handle S corporation returns (Form 1120-S) along with associated K-1 distributions.”
Named in the answer: 4
Wolfe and Company, P.C.; Condley and Company, L.L.P.; Randy L Crews CPA PLLC; and Burchell, Denson & Morrison, P.C
Who can help with back taxes and IRS notices in [city]?
Asked in Abilene, Texas on October 4, 2026
“If you are dealing with back taxes, unfiled returns, or intimidating IRS letters in Abilene, Texas, you have several local options depending on the severity of your situation. You can choose between specialized tax defense attorneys, local CPA firms that focus on IRS resolution, or major tax services with dedicated resolution departments.”
Named in the answer: 5
Kennedy Tax Solutions; AndersonClements, PLLC; Fullerton & Associates PLLC; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service (S. 14th St); and H&R Block (S. 14th St)
Read all ten answers: The 10 questions business owners ask AI before hiring a CPA
Get your accounting firm recommended by AI in 90 days.
Your city
We have checked 31 cities for accountants and CPAs.
Pick your city and see the businesses AI named there, on the date we captured the answer. Every city in the list was asked the same buyer question in a fresh logged out session. It is one answer on one day, not a ranking, and nobody in it is a client of ours.
Start typing to jump down the list. 31 US cities are screened so far.
Every one of the 31 cities in the list was asked the same question in Google AI Mode on October 2, 2026: who is the best CPA here. This shows you the CPA firms that answer named back. It is one answer on one day, not a ranking.
CPA firms named per answer
- Fewest
- 3
- Middle
- 6
- Most
- 7
Pick a city to see the CPA firms AI named there, and the date we captured the answer. The three answers you can get are below, with how many of the screened cities gave each one.
What the three answers mean
- GREEN 31 of 31 Several businesses named, none called the best. The door is open.
- YELLOW 0 of 31 Several named, but the answer puts one of them ahead.
- RED 0 of 31 One business only, or nobody named. The hardest kind of market.
How it works
Where you stand. Agreed prompts. 90 days to the answer.
- STEP 1
Where you stand, and the plan
Day 0
We run 5 real client questions for your city through ChatGPT and Google AI Mode and send you the screenshots: which accountants and CPAs are named today, and whether the answer is still open. If it is not, we tell you and you pay nothing.
- STEP 2
Kickoff: we agree the prompts
Week 1
Together we lock the 5 questions your customers actually ask, in writing. That list is the guarantee.
- STEP 3
The 90-day build
Weeks 1 to 12
AI-readable website fixes (or a rebuild if yours cannot be fixed), structured data, Google Business Profile and Bing Places overhaul, listings on the sources AI cites for your industry, 2 to 4 new answer pages a month, and a review engine.
- STEP 4
Proof
Every 2 weeks
We re-run the same 5 questions and send screenshots and a simple scorecard. Day 90: your accounting firm is recommended, or you get every dollar back.
Client proof
Named and cited by AI across the world, in under 90 days.
KKV Labs is its own first client. Every method below was run on a property we own before it went into a client build. Figures from Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools, read on 13 October 2026.
Swipe for the other 3.
The same method now runs on more properties across the United States, Australia, New Zealand, France, the UAE and India. Ask for the dated screenshots on a call and we will walk you through every number.
Everything for $499 a month. Nothing sold separately.
$499/ month
3-month minimum, then month to month. Cancel anytime after.
- The full monthly build and your 5 questions measured every 2 weeks
- Recommended-by-AI guarantee: 3 of your 5 questions by day 90
- Site and content are yours to keep
- One accounting firm per city, for as long as you stay
Compare: local marketing retainers in these industries typically run $3,000 to $10,000 a month with no guarantee at all.
- 5-question AI visibility baseline with screenshots
- AI-readable website fixes, or a simple rebuild (up to 6 pages) if needed
- LocalBusiness, Service and FAQ structured data
- Google Business Profile and Bing Places overhaul
- Listings on the directories and review sites AI cites for your industry
- 2 to 4 new pages a month answering real customer questions
- Review request engine (we draft everything)
- Re-run of your 5 questions on ChatGPT and Google AI Mode every 2 weeks
- Simple scorecard: recommended for 4 of 5, up from 1
- One business per industry per city, exclusivity for as long as you stay
- Everything we build stays yours, even if you leave or take the refund
- Service, fees and industries served pages written for how clients ask, with your credential stated exactly as you hold it and no claim about any tax outcome
Guides for accountants and CPAs
How to get named, without hiring anyone.
Two guides written for owners. One is the master guide on getting named by ChatGPT. The other is the search version: the listings and profiles AI checks, the pages that answer real questions, and the structured data to add. Nothing in either one needs an agency.
The general library covers the rest: all guides.
How to get your accounting firm recommended by ChatGPT
The master guide. What ChatGPT reads about a firm, and the order to fix it in.
Read the guideSEO for accountants in AI search: the listings and pages AI reads
The SEO version: which profiles, which pages, which structured data, and what to measure.
Read the guide
The guarantee
Recommended by AI in 90 days, or every dollar back.
We lock 5 buyer questions for your services and your city in writing at kickoff. By day 90 AI has to be recommending you (top 3) for at least 3 of those 5 questions on ChatGPT or Google AI Mode. Dated screenshots every 2 weeks. If we miss, you get every dollar back, or we keep working free until it does (your choice). You keep the website, the pages and the listings.
Questions
What owners ask before they start.
How is a CPA AI visibility agency different from normal CPA marketing?
What does a CPA AI visibility agency cost?
Is SEO for accountants worth it in 2026?
What exactly do you guarantee?
Will anything on the site promise a tax result?
Do we have to publish our fees?
Do you work with more than one firm in a city?
What do you need from us?
Next step
Get your accounting firm recommended by AI in 90 days.
We run the questions your customers ask ChatGPT and Google AI Mode in your city and show you who gets recommended today. Then we fix the pages, listings and answers that decide it.
$499 a month, 3-month minimum, then month to month. If AI is not recommending you for 3 of your 5 questions by day 90, you get every dollar back.
One business per industry per city. Founder led. Dated proof every 2 weeks.