Observed lending records
CPA-office SBA lending data: SBA lending profile
Historical financing evidence to examine alongside your operating plan.
Entire NAICS 541211 CPA-office industry, not exact-format startup approvals, unique borrowers or operating demand.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA files, snapshot 30 June 2026. Recomputed from original records on 1 October 2026. FY2025 is the most recent complete fiscal year in these files. Definitions and exclusions.
What stands out in this category
In the complete FY2025 snapshot cohort, 374 of 402 disbursed-status records are 7(a): 93.0%. The remaining 28 are 504 records. Read this program mix before comparing the combined median with a project budget.
The program-specific medians are $336,500 for the total approved 7(a) loan and $428,500 for the SBA/CDC portion of 504. Their difference is not a project-cost gap: the latter excludes the third-party financing and owner contribution.
FY2024 has 335 records with disbursed status in the same snapshot; FY2025 has 67 more. This compares approval-year cohorts at one cutoff, not disbursements made in each year or customer demand. Recent cohorts have had less time to fund.
For the narrower connected operating case: Match recurring engagements and seasonal tax jobs to paid preparation, owner review and collection capacity before sizing working-capital debt. Historical lending activity does not answer that operating question. Bring quotations, measured capacity and local demand evidence to the financing discussion.
Separate 7(a) and 504
| Program | Records | Median amount | Median term | Amount represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7(a) | 374 | $336,500 | 10.0 years | Total approved 7(a) loan |
| 504 | 28 | $428,500 | 25.0 years | SBA/CDC portion only |
The combined median is a description of this mix. A 504 amount excludes the third-party loan and owner equity; it is not the property or project purchase price. The rate headline uses 374 7(a) records and describes the initial rate when approved.
How the loan amounts are distributed
| Approval amount band | Records | Share | Median amount | Median term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $150,000 | 109 | 27.1% | $55,000 | 10.0 years |
| $150,000–$349,999 | 91 | 22.6% | $239,900 | 10.0 years |
| $350,000–$699,999 | 109 | 27.1% | $477,000 | 10.0 years |
| $700,000 and above | 93 | 23.1% | $1,120,000 | 10.0 years |
A single median hides small working-capital requests and larger asset-financing transactions. Use the bands and program split before deciding whether a comparison fits your project.
Annual activity and approval status
| Approval FY | All approvals | Disbursed status | Canceled | Undisbursed / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 343 | 327 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 311 | 283 | 28 | 0 |
| 2020 | 331 | 293 | 38 | 0 |
| 2021 | 432 | 399 | 32 | 1 |
| 2022 | 334 | 295 | 30 | 9 |
| 2023 | 303 | 277 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | 382 | 335 | 32 | 15 |
| 2025 | 486 | 402 | 66 | 18 |
Institutions appearing in the records
Ranked by record count only, with alphabetical tie-breaking. No paid placement, referral arrangement or recommendation. Names are those assigned in the snapshot; this does not establish current lending appetite or the original institution before any transfer.
| Institution | Records | Median amount | Median term | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Banking Company | 92 | $435,000 | 10.0 years | 27 |
| The Huntington National Bank | 76 | $192,500 | 10.0 years | 19 |
| United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 66 | $826,000 | 10.0 years | 27 |
| U.S. Bank, National Association | 56 | $498,700 | 10.0 years | 20 |
| TD Bank, National Association | 47 | $55,000 | 10.0 years | 13 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 33 | $300,000 | 10.0 years | 13 |
| Readycap Lending, LLC | 32 | $116,750 | 10.0 years | 16 |
| BayFirst National Bank | 29 | $104,000 | 10.0 years | 15 |
| Northeast Bank | 19 | Not shown | Not shown | 13 |
| Newtek Bank, National Association | 18 | Not shown | Not shown | 10 |
| Institution | Records | Median amount | Median term | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgage Capital Development Corporation | 8 | Not shown | Not shown | 2 |
| Business Finance Capital | 5 | Not shown | Not shown | 1 |
| Empire State Certified Development Corporation | 4 | Not shown | Not shown | 2 |
| Michigan Certified Development Corporation | 4 | Not shown | Not shown | 1 |
| Midwest Business Finance Corporation | 4 | Not shown | Not shown | 2 |
| Mountain West Small Business Finance | 3 | Not shown | Not shown | 1 |
| Nevada State Development Corporation | 3 | Not shown | Not shown | 1 |
| AMPAC Tri-State CDC, Inc. | 2 | Not shown | Not shown | 1 |
| California Statewide Certified Development Corporation | 2 | Not shown | Not shown | 1 |
| Dakota Business Finance | 2 | Not shown | Not shown | 1 |
Where the lending records are located
| State | Records | Share of category | Median amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 59 | 14.7% | $350,000 |
| FL | 32 | 8.0% | $364,150 |
| TX | 30 | 7.5% | $463,000 |
| NY | 21 | 5.2% | Not shown |
| MA | 20 | 5.0% | Not shown |
| NC | 15 | 3.7% | Not shown |
| NJ | 15 | 3.7% | Not shown |
| IL | 14 | 3.5% | Not shown |
| MN | 13 | 3.2% | Not shown |
| CO | 12 | 3.0% | Not shown |
Small state samples retain their counts but suppress the median. High lending volume can reflect the size of a state or its financing mix; it does not by itself establish demand for another location.
Who is represented in the recent pool?
| Business-age group | Records | Share of known labels | Median amount | Median term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change of ownership | 217 | 21.4% | $500,000 | 10.0 years |
| Other reported business-age labels | 597 | 59.0% | $203,500 | 10.0 years |
| Startup or new-business labels | 198 | 19.6% | $252,450 | 10.0 years |
The startup/new-business group combines startup and new-business labels, including businesses up to two years old. It is not a pure count of unopened businesses. Change-of-ownership records have different risks and evidence from a greenfield startup.
Historical charge-offs: inspect the denominator
146 disbursed records have EXEMPT status and are excluded from this denominator. The remaining unknown or non-disbursed statuses are also excluded. This selection can bias the result. It is not the probability that a new business fails, not an applicant approval rate and not the percentage of dollars lost.
Bring the evidence into your plan
Match recurring engagements and seasonal tax jobs to paid preparation, owner review and collection capacity before sizing working-capital debt.
Build your request from quotations, site scope, owner contribution and monthly cash need. Compare the same program, period and project type before using a sector figure. The worked financing case, startup budget and operating-unit calculation connect a narrower format to its assumptions.
Sources, scope and downloadable tables
Download this profile’s aggregate tables (CSV). Definitions and the original file links are on the data methodology page.
NAICS codes included: 541211. Descriptions appearing in the source: Offices of Certified Public Accountants.
Census NAICS definitions; SBA source dataset; SBA field dictionary.
CSV field definitions and denominator rules · Original source files and SHA-256 checksums. Blank financial medians mean insufficient valid observations, not zero. Profile annual-status downloads include partial FY2026; the comparison headlines exclude that partial year.