North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 54121 is used by federal buyers for market research, set-aside size standards, and reporting. Official titles come from the Census Bureau NAICS structure.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing services, such as auditing of accounting records, designing accounting systems, preparing financial statements, developing budgets, preparing tax returns, processing payrolls, bookkeeping, and billing.
Included activity examples
- Accountants' offices
- Bookkeeping services
- Payroll processing services
- Tax return preparation services
- Official title
- Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
- Code level
- 5
- Open opportunities
- 0 open · 0 active
Excluded or separately classified activities
Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
Processing financial transactions (except central bank)--are classified in Industry 52232, Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities.
Providing data processing services (except payroll processing services and financial transaction processing services) at their own facility for others--are classified in Industry 51821, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services; and
Source and edition
2022 NAICS Manual definition and reference material from the U.S. Census Bureau.