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← Back to Top 40 Bookkeepers in the Tampa-St. Petersburg Area, FL (2026)AB Accounting Group
Evidence Score 62/100 at 85% evidence coverage 2 of 40 on the Tampa-St. Petersburg area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Florida Division of Corporations, status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10), formed 2025
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA firm permit active · AD72155 · Florida Board of Accountancy (DBPR public records download)
- Publishes prices?
- Publishes a starting price
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- None named on its website
Who they say they serve: real estate, attorneys, consultants (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
4 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board; publishes a starting price; 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 | AB Accounting Group | home page | |
| Website | https://www.abaccountinggroup.cpa/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Riverview, FL | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | /bookkeeping-accounting-tampa | |
| Phone | +18132553151 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...generating $250K-$500K with growing compliance and planning needs. Includes ✓ Monthly bookkeeping & reconciliations ✓ Monthly financial statements ✓ Quarterly tax planning &... | /bookkeeping-accounting-tampa | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...generating $250K-$500K with growing compliance and planning needs. Includes ✓ Monthly bookkeeping & reconciliations ✓ Monthly financial statements ✓ Quarterly tax planning &... | /bookkeeping-accounting-tampa | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...compliance and planning needs. Includes ✓ Monthly bookkeeping & reconciliations ✓ Monthly financial statements ✓ Quarterly tax planning & financial review meetings ✓ Estimated tax... | /bookkeeping-accounting-tampa | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | real estate, attorneys, consultants | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | /bookkeeping-accounting-tampa | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA firm permit active · AD72155 · Florida Board of Accountancy (DBPR public records download) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Dec 31, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Pricing approach published | Publishes a starting price: "Starting at $1,000/month" | /bookkeeping-accounting-tampa | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...with increasingly complex tax situations who want more than annual tax preparation. Our Process Assess We evaluate your current financial position. Build We establish strong... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: ...compliance and planning needs. Includes ✓ Monthly bookkeeping & reconciliations ✓ Monthly financial statements ✓ Quarterly tax planning & financial review meetings ✓ Estimated tax... | /bookkeeping-accounting-tampa | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Named contact / team | They Build Boutique, CPA | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: AB ACCOUNTING GROUP PLLC · FL document no. L25000080875 · Florida Division of Corporations · Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 2025-02-17 (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 Sep 26, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy Policy | /privacy-policy | 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): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Payroll coordination (0 pts, max 4); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5).
Not verified (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Florida lists an ACTIVE CPA firm permit (Current) under this name, expiring 2027-12-31. 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 AB ACCOUNTING GROUP PLLC (FL document no. L25000080875), status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 2025-02-17 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 AB Accounting Group's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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