Exhibit A
Tax Preparers work in Modesto
Modesto runs on agriculture, food processing and a large base of small businesses, and that mix shapes what people search for at tax time. The city has a steady population of households filing individual returns and a wide spread of owner operators, farm related businesses and small firms filing schedule C and partnership returns. National chains hold storefronts along the main commercial corridors, and alongside them sit many independent preparers and enrolled agents working out of single offices or from home. The searches split accordingly: some people look for a chain they recognise, many more look for a local preparer who knows farm income, 1099 work or a small business return. That is the demand available in Modesto, and it is spread across the year rather than concentrated in a single week.
