SBA Loans for Tax Preparation Services
SBA has approved 3,647 7(a) loans worth $630M to Tax Preparation Services businesses, and annual approvals have grown 28% versus the prior decade.
- 3,647
- 7(a) loans
- $630M
- Approved dollars
- $172,803
- Average loan size
- #89
- Rank among industries
- +28%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 5.6%
- Active-status distress
- 14%
- Franchise-branded
Tax Preparation Services is the #89 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 3,647 such loans worth $630M, averaging $172,803 each. Annual approval volume has grown 28% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 980 active-status tax preparation services loans, 5.6% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.