System and method of accounting/tax preparation referrals

A method of networked computer referrals comprising the steps of:

• a referral server in communicative association with a computer network transmitting a request to a potential associate across the computer network using control software stored on the referral server;
• receiving an acceptance reply from the potential associate across the computer network at the referral server using the control software;
• entering a referral signature datum into a referral signature table on the referral server using the control software on the referral server wherein the referral signature datum is from a set of referral signature data comprising:
• a CPA tag, a Referral Business Owner tag, A RB Member tag, IRS compliance tag.

A networked computer system comprising:

• a computer network having a networked computer server communicatively associated with the computer network such that the networked computer server has storage space therein;
• wherein the storage space of the networked computer server has a software application space and a referral space;
• such that
• the software application space has a software application module stored therein;
• and
• wherein the referral space has a business activity referral datum stored therein thereby providing evidence to an Internal Revenue Service that an activity complies with Federal regulations for starting a business.