Find clients on Reddit, X and Threads · Updated October 2026

How to get tax clients

Quick answer: the fastest way for tax preparers to get clients is to answer people who are already asking. They post in r/tax, r/taxpros, r/personalfinance every day and ask their followers the same thing on X. Watch those places, spot the posts with buying intent, and reply within the first hour with a useful answer.

Right now the 6 subreddits below have 25.2M members and about 208 new posts a day between them. Leadhoot data, refreshed hourly.

Subreddits to watch

What a buyer post looks like

  • r/tax · example

    First year freelancing, made about $90k. Do I need someone to do my taxes or is software fine?

    High buyer intent

  • X · example

    Need a CPA who handles crypto and freelance income. Deadline's coming, who do you use?

    High buyer intent

  • Threads · example

    first year self-employed and terrified of taxes. who do you use to file?

    High buyer intent

Illustrative examples of the kind of post to look for.

Phrases that mean someone is ready to hire

  • “do I need a CPA”
  • “tax preparer recommendations”
  • “got a letter from the IRS”
  • “self-employed taxes”

How to reply without getting removed

Tax subreddits forbid direct solicitation, so answer the question thoroughly. A clear answer about when software is enough builds the trust that converts.

  1. 1Reply within the first hour. Early answers get read; the 40th comment does not.
  2. 2Answer the actual question in the thread before mentioning what you do.
  3. 3Disclose that you offer the service. Hidden promotion is what gets accounts banned.
  4. 4Never cold-DM. Let them message you after reading your answer.

Get these posts the minute they go up

Leadhoot watches r/tax, r/taxpros, r/personalfinance and searches X and Threads for your phrases, scores every post for buyer intent, and alerts you by email, or Slack on Agency.

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Common questions

The fastest channel is answering people who are already asking. Every day, people post in r/tax, r/taxpros, r/personalfinance and on X asking who to hire. Reply within the first hour with a specific answer and say what you do. Right now the 6 subreddits below have 25.2M members and about 208 new posts a day between them. Tax subreddits forbid direct solicitation, so answer the question thoroughly. A clear answer about when software is enough builds the trust that converts.

Yes. People post in r/tax, r/taxpros, r/personalfinance and similar subreddits asking for exactly this kind of help. The ones who reply first with a useful answer win the work.

Start with r/tax, r/taxpros, r/personalfinance, r/smallbusiness, r/CPA, r/Bookkeeping. Keep the ones where posts regularly ask for recommendations or quotes.

Yes. The same requests show up on X and Threads, usually from founders and small business owners asking their followers for a recommendation, like "Need a CPA who handles crypto and freelance income. Deadline's coming, who do you use?" Search for the phrases above, sort by latest, and reply publicly the same day.

F5Bot is free and emails you every keyword match. AI-scored tools filter out the noise: Leadhoot (from $39 a month) scores every post 0–100 for buyer intent and also covers X and Threads. A full comparison is in our guide to the best Reddit tools for freelancers.

You will if you post ads or send unsolicited DMs. Answer the question in public, be specific, and mention what you do only when it is relevant. Read each subreddit's rules first.

Reply within the first hour while the thread has few comments. Leadhoot watches the subreddits for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent and alerts you by email (Slack on Agency) within a minute.

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