BackYears is an independent referral service. We are not a CPA firm, tax preparer, or law firm, and we are not affiliated with the IRS or any government agency. Tax services are provided by independent licensed professionals.
Our partner tax pros
If you ask to be introduced, we connect you with one of these firms. Each is run by licensed CPAs, Enrolled Agents or tax attorneys, and we check every credential by hand before a firm can receive introductions.
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What we share, and when
Nothing is shared unless you tick the sharing box at the end of our questions. If you do:
- We pick one partner who covers your state and the number of years you need. They see a summary of your answers (years, kinds of income, income range, whether you have a letter, records, how soon, state) and your first name. Not your email, phone number or notes.
- If they accept, they see your email address and notes, plus your phone number only if you ticked the separate phone box. They then contact you, and we email you an introduction.
- If they don't accept within the time we allow, we may offer the introduction to another partner on this list instead. You can ask us to delete your details at any time.
We never collect your SSN, tax documents or bank details, so there is none of that to share. Partners set their own prices and you pay them directly. BackYears is free for you.
The exact wording of the sharing box:
Yes, introduce me to one of BackYears's vetted partner tax pros (see the list at /partners). I agree that BackYears may share my answers, first name, email address and notes, and my phone number if I give phone consent below, with that partner so they can contact me about catch-up filing. I can ask BackYears to delete my data at any time.
How do we check each firm?
A firm only appears here, and only receives introductions, once we have:
- checked its credential by hand, using the state CPA board lookup, IRS Enrolled Agent status or the state bar lookup;
- signed a written agreement covering the states and tax years it handles and how many introductions it can take each month;
- confirmed it offers a flat price for catch-up work, which it sets and publishes itself.
That is what we mean by “vetted”. We don't review a firm's work, advice or prices, and we don't recommend one firm over another. We pick a firm by matching your state and tax years with the firms that cover them and have room that month.
You don't have to take our word for it. The IRS explains how to check a preparer's credentials on its page about choosing a tax professional(IRS.gov), opens in a new tab. It's worth a few minutes before you hire anyone, including a firm we introduce you to. More about how we work is on our about page.
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