Exhibit A
Tax Preparers work in Santa Clara
Santa Clara sits in the heart of Silicon Valley, and the demand for tax preparation here follows the shape of the county around it. The city and its neighbours hold a dense mix of households, small businesses and technology workers, and the searches for a preparer in Santa Clara reflect that mix through the filing season. Paid search on terms like tax preparer Santa Clara and tax preparation near me carries real cost through the winter and early spring, which tells you people are actively looking rather than browsing. The field includes national chains with storefronts on the main roads and a long tail of owner operators and small independent offices working from home or from a single suite. Both kinds of firm show up in the same search results, and both are competing for the same local queries. The demand is there every year, and it is concentrated in a short window.
