Negative keywords for tax preparers
Tax prep ads compete every season with free-filing software, refund trackers and preparer-course signups. This list blocks the self-filers and the where's-my-refund crowd and keeps people who want someone else to do their return.
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Before you paste: what NOT to block
Cost, hours, refund-advance and back-tax queries convert. Keep them:
- tax preparation near me
- how much does it cost to have taxes done
- tax preparer open sunday
- same day refund advance tax preparer
- back taxes help irs
- self employed tax preparer price
Every list on this page is a starting point, not a decree. Scan it against your own offer before applying — one business's junk click is another's best lead.
The full list
Tax-prep-specific negatives merged with 5 curated categories, de-duplicated and sorted.
- academy
- account login
- activation code
- address
- apk
- application
- apply now
- apprenticeship
- bootcamp
- business hours
- career
- careers
- cash app taxes
- certificate
- certification
- cheat sheet
- checklist
- class
- classes
- college
- contact us
- course
- courses
- crack
- cracked
- cracked version
- curriculum vitae
- customer service
- customer support
- cv
- definition
- degree
- diploma
- directions
- diy
- do it yourself
- download
- downloads
- e-learning
- ebook
- employer
- employment
- enrolled agent exam
- epub
- exam
- example
- examples
- exams
- explained
- faq
- free download
- free fillable forms
- freelance
- freetaxusa
- full version
- guide
- guides
- h&r block tax course
- hack
- hacked
- hacking
- headhunter
- help desk
- helpline
- hiring
- homemade
- how do i
- how does
- how to
- ideas
- instructions
- intern
- internship
- interview
- irs free file
- iso
- job
- jobs
- keygen
- lesson
- lessons
- license key
- log in
- log out
- login
- manual
- masterclass
- meaning
- mod
- mod apk
- modded
- my account
- now hiring
- offline installer
- online course
- opening hours
- order status
- order tracking
- part time
- patch
- phone number
- piracy
- pirated
- portable
- portal
- printable
- product key
- professional tax software
- ptin application
- recruiter
- recruitment
- remote job
- remote work
- resume
- resumes
- return policy
- returns
- salaries
- salary
- sales tax calculator
- scholarship
- school
- schools
- seasonal tax preparer jobs
- seminar
- serial key
- serial number
- sign in
- sign-in
- signin
- staffing
- standard deduction
- step by step
- studies
- study
- syllabus
- tax brackets
- tax refund calculator
- tax return transcript
- taxact
- taxidermy
- telephone
- template
- templates
- textbook
- tips
- torrent
- torrents
- track my order
- track order
- tracking
- training
- tricks
- turbotax
- tutorial
- tutorials
- universities
- university
- vacancies
- vacancy
- video tutorial
- vita volunteer
- w-4 calculator
- wage
- wages
- warez
- warranty claim
- webinar
- what are
- what is
- where's my refund
- wheres my refund
- why is
- wiki
- wikipedia
- work from home
- workshop
- youtube
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View listFrequently asked questions
Should a tax preparer block "IRS" queries?
No - which is why the government list is left off. "Back taxes help irs", "irs letter help" and "owe the irs" are some of the most valuable queries a preparer sees. Block the refund tracker and free-file phrasing instead: a searcher checking where their refund is has already filed.
Why block software names but not the word "free"?
The "free" traffic in tax season is mostly free-filing software, and the brand terms here catch it precisely. A bare "free" negative would also block "free refund advance" and "free consultation" for back-tax work, which many preparers offer. If you are a VITA site, remove "vita volunteer" and the free-file terms.
These are generic industry negatives - safe in most accounts of this kind, but not tuned to yours. Inside Keyword Ninja, the Smart Blocklist cross-checks this exact catalog against your real search terms and shows the wasted spend before you block a single word.
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