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← Back to Top 14 Bookkeepers in the Orlando-Kissimmee Area, FL (2026)A.P. Accounting & Tax Services, PL
Evidence Score 45/100 at 86% evidence coverage 7 of 14 on the Orlando-Kissimmee area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Florida Division of Corporations, status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-10-07), formed 2011
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person; registered entity verified.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | A.P. Accounting & Tax Services, PL | home page | |
| Website | https://www.apflcpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Sanford, FL | home page | |
| Phone | +14073285001 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Financial Statements Budgeting & Financial Analysis Business Services Accounting & Bookkeeping Services Accounting Systems Implementation & Maintenance QuickBooks® Consulting &... | /services | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...individual clients’ needs since 2011. Our firm provides traditional accounting, tax, payroll, consulting and planning services to businesses ranging from large established... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...such as W-2s, 1099s, etc. along with any other items that may be useful such as financial statements, recent bank/brokerage account statements and dependent information. New... | /faq-resources | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /about | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /faq-resources | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Amit Patel · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: AP Accounting & Tax Services PL | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Amit Patel, CPA | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...IRS Tax Transcript Check My IRS Refund Status Pay Your IRS Taxes Online Adviceworks Client Portal IRS Tax Calendar Please Note: The information being provided is strictly as a... | /faq-resources | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: A.P. ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES, P.L. · FL document no. L11000057477 · Florida Division of Corporations · Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-10-07) | State business registry Third-party Nov 10, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) | Formed 2011-05-16 (file date of the formation filing of a Florida-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Oct 11, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy | /privacy | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 7 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); 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).
Not verified (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): Service area; Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Florida Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Amit Patel under the business name 'AP Accounting & Tax Services PL' in Sanford, FL. The record lists: CPA. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. Its CPA entry is self-reported to the IRS and is not a state CPA license. It does not prove service quality.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) corporate data file lists A.P. ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES, P.L. (FL document no. L11000057477), status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Operating 1+ year (registry formation date): The registry records 2011-05-16 as the file date of the formation filing of a Florida-formed entity.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 20 of 24 evidenced items come from A.P. Accounting & Tax Services, PL's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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