Where does Collective rank in AI search for cpa & tax in New York City?

Collective ranks #29 of 1,058 cpa & tax firms measured in New York City by AI response mention rate (1.2% across eligible ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity responses), based on the August 2026 snapshot.

Which AI assistants cite Collective?

In the current snapshot, Collective was named by 3 of the 4 AI assistants tested (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The per-assistant breakdown is published at https://viclaro.app/leaderboards/nyc/finance/cpa/collective.

Is Collective recommended by ChatGPT?

AI recommendations vary by assistant and prompt. The Viclaro Atlas profile at https://viclaro.app/leaderboards/nyc/finance/cpa/collective shows the per-assistant breakdown, every recorded citation, and the specific buyer scenarios where each AI named this firm.

New York City · CPA & Tax

Collective

How to read this firm's data

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Rank: Position among firms named in the category's latest scan.
Named in: How many of the snapshot's AI responses named this business, out of how many were run. One response = one prompt put to one assistant once. The percentage is the same figure normalised so categories with different response counts can be compared; ±X is the 95% confidence margin.
Cited by: How many of the four AI assistants named this firm at least once.

Breakdowns + log

Rank trend: Each dot is one category snapshot, newest on the right. Shown once two or more snapshots exist; a flat line means this firm's rank didn't move.
Per-AI breakdown: Responses from each assistant that named this firm.
By question type: Citations grouped by what the buyer was asking.
Citation log: Every recorded instance where an AI named this firm.

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Rank

#29

of 1058 firms

Named in

14 of 1,128

AI responses · 1.2% ±0.7%

Cited by

3/4

✓ Claude ✓ ChatGPT ✗ Gemini ✓ Perplexity

Per-AI breakdown

Counts show how many responses from each assistant named this firm.

Claude

of 282 responses

mentions

ChatGPT

of 282 responses

mention

Gemini

of 282 responses

mentions

Perplexity

of 282 responses

mention

By question type

Citations split by buyer-intent category. Empty rows = AI doesn't think of this firm when buyers ask that kind of question.

Advice

4 mentions

Crisis

1 mention

Decision

4 mentions

Situation

2 mentions

Constraints

3 mentions

Longitudinal evidence · all retained runs

All-time Atlas record

Observed Aug 21, 2026–Aug 21, 2026

Responses analyzed

1,864

Responses naming firm

Lifetime mention rate

0.8%

Published snapshots ranked

These totals span every retained response for this exact city and category, including historical prompt-set versions. They describe accumulated evidence, not the firm's current rank. The cards above and per-AI breakdown use only the dated current snapshot; the history chart compares compatible published snapshots.

Citation log

14 distinct AI responses named this business in the current snapshot. This log is intentionally snapshot-scoped; the all-time record above summarizes the complete longitudinal corpus.

Where Collective is winning + missing, prompt-by-prompt

132 of 141 ranking-layer buyer prompts don't cite this firm. The table lists the three most-cited firms for each missing prompt. Prompt text is redacted (see prompt-set methodology).

132 missing prompts Sorted by competitor citation weight

P-001

Follow Up

Firms cited on this prompt:

Kruze ×8 Bench ×7 Pilot ×6

P-002

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Sterling & Roe CPAs ×8 Anchin ×4 Citrin Cooperman ×4

P-003

Situation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Kruze ×8 Early Growth ×4 Pilot ×4

P-004

Learning

Firms cited on this prompt:

TurboTax ×8 Nonprofit Accountant New York City ×4 Braj Aggarwal, CPA, P.C. ×3

P-005

Decision

Firms cited on this prompt:

Anchin ×8 EisnerAmper LLP ×7 Citrin Cooperman ×7

P-006

Situation

Firms cited on this prompt:

EisnerAmper LLP ×8 Grant Thornton ×7 BDO USA, LLP ×7

P-007

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Greenback Tax Services ×8 Bright!Tax ×8 Braj Aggarwal, CPA, P.C. ×2

P-008

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Anderson Business Advisors ×8 WCG CPAs & Advisors ×7 Watson CPA ×6

P-009

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Bench ×8 Pilot ×8 Marks Paneth LLP ×4

P-010

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Pearl & Price CPAs ×8 Dental CPAs ×3 Nonprofit Accountant New York City ×2

P-011

Decision

Firms cited on this prompt:

Anchin ×7 Deloitte Private ×7 Marks Paneth LLP ×6

P-012

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Meridian Tax Group ×7 Anchin ×2 Real Estate Professional Status ×2

P-013

Situation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Greenback Tax Services ×7 Taxes for Expats ×5 Expat Tax Professionals ×5

P-014

Decision

Firms cited on this prompt:

Greenback Tax Services ×7 Taxes for Expats ×7 Bright!Tax ×4

P-015

Decision

Firms cited on this prompt:

Anchin ×7 Marks Paneth LLP ×4 Citrin Cooperman ×3

+ 117 more missing prompts. The full list — with the verbatim prompt text and every cited firm — is part of a Viclaro audit.

9 winning prompts Prompts where AI cited this firm

W-001

Advice

Also cited on this prompt:

Anchin ×6 Marks Paneth LLP ×4 Citrin Cooperman ×3

W-002

Decision

Also cited on this prompt:

Anchin ×3 Collective ×2 Bench ×2

W-003

Advice

Also cited on this prompt:

Collective ×3 Bench ×2 Anchin ×2

W-004

Decision

Also cited on this prompt:

Marks Paneth LLP ×3 Anchin ×3 Bench ×2

W-005

Crisis

Also cited on this prompt:

Anchin ×3 1-800Accountant ×2 Rev. Proc. 2013-30 ×2

W-006

Situation

Also cited on this prompt:

Anchin ×3 Collective ×2 Bench ×2

W-007

Constraints

Also cited on this prompt:

Collective ×2 Bench ×2 Marks Paneth LLP ×2

W-008

Constraints

Also cited on this prompt:

1-800Accountant ×2 Dimov Tax & CPA Services ×2 Bench ×2

W-009

Decision

Also cited on this prompt:

Gelt ×2 Citrin Cooperman ×2 WithumSmith+Brown ×2

Peer firms in New York City cpa & tax

Other firms ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity name in this category.

Braj Aggarwal, CPA, P.C. - Trusted CPA & Accountant in NYC

6.3% response mention rate · 4/4 AI

Bench

4.3% response mention rate · 4/4 AI

Deloitte Private

4.1% response mention rate · 4/4 AI

George Dimov CPA

3.9% response mention rate · 4/4 AI

Kruze

3.6% response mention rate · 4/4 AI

Nonprofit Accountant New York City

3.6% response mention rate · 3/4 AI

Reed Corporation CPA Firm

3.5% response mention rate · 1/4 AI

Gary Mehta, CPA, EA : Accountant of New York and Beyond

3.2% response mention rate · 4/4 AI

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