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← Back to Top 81 Bookkeepers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach Area, CA (2026)1st Choice Tax & Accounting
Evidence Score 37/100 at 77% evidence coverage 39 of 81 on the Los Angeles-Long Beach area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified (searched the state board)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 4 of 5 core services.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | 1st Choice Tax & Accounting | home page | |
| Website | https://www.1stchoice-tax.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Downey, CA | home page | |
| Phone | +15626598000 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Accounting & Bookkeeping - 1st Choice Tax & Accounting 0 ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING Every hour you spend on... | /accounting-bookkeeping | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...do it! Why hire staff? Let Downey based 1st Choice Tax & Accounting Services do your monthly bookkeeping at a fraction of the cost of a full-time employee. Our talented team is... | /accounting-bookkeeping | 8 pts (max 8) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...software programs, such as QuickBooks. We perform vital accounting functions, such as accounts payable/receivable, payroll, general ledger accounting, bank reconciliations... | /accounting-bookkeeping | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...reduce the headaches that come with owning a business. We can handle it all, from your payroll needs to banking and check writing. If you’re having issues preparing your financial... | /accounting-bookkeeping | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...your payroll needs to banking and check writing. If you’re having issues preparing your financial statements, we can tackle them for you. You name it…we can do it! Why hire staff?... | /accounting-bookkeeping | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /accounting-bookkeeping | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /new-page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Named contact / team | Claudia Lopez, CEO | /our-team | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy Policy | /new-page | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 8 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Not verified. Searched California Board of Accountancy licensee file (DCA public licensee data) for CPA firm records named '1st Choice Tax & Accounting' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
Searches that find nothing are not a mark against a firm. How we search.
Not verified (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): Service area; Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: California Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from 1st Choice Tax & Accounting's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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