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How much is an accounting firm's data worth?
Mercor publishes $25K to $865K for accounting and tax firms. See what buyers license, what drives the price, and the tax rules to check before you sell.
Check your company in nine questionsWhat buyers license
Tax returns, workpapers and bookkeeping records across many kinds of entities.
Size buyers look for
5 to 200 employees (Mercor), 10+ (Mode)
Published payout ranges
$25K to $865K
Mercor
Published range for accounting and tax firms with 5 to 200 employees.
$100K to $5M
Mode
Mode's headline range. It accepts accounting firms with 10+ employees.
Up to $4M
Endless
Endless's published maximum. It names accounting among the industries it wants.
Ranges are what each buyer publishes, not offers. Checked October 24, 2026.
What AI buyers want from an accounting firm
AI developers want to teach models how accountants actually work: how a messy ledger becomes a clean return, and how a reviewer catches what a preparer missed. Mercor's listing asks for tax returns, workpapers and bookkeeping records across many kinds of entities.
What makes accounting data worth more
- Workpapers, not just returns. The steps behind the numbers are the valuable part.
- Many kinds of clients. Individuals, partnerships, S corps, nonprofits.
- Review notes and corrections. They show expert judgment at work.
What to check first
In the US, tax return preparers generally can't use or disclose tax return information without the taxpayer's written consent. That rule is section 7216 of the Internal Revenue Code, and it carries penalties. Anything that came from a client's return needs legal advice before it goes anywhere.
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