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← Back to Top 7 Bookkeepers in the Albuquerque Area, NM (2026)Affinity Accounting & Tax
Evidence Score 60/100 at 83% evidence coverage 1 of 7 on the Albuquerque 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 verified
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks Online
Who they say they serve: restaurants, construction, real estate, medical, retail (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 5 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person; publishes prices.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Affinity Accounting & Tax | home page | |
| Website | https://www.affinityaccountingtax.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Albuquerque, NM | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +15058005690 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Albuquerque Tax & Bookkeeping | Affinity Accounting Albuquerque's IRS-Licensed Enrolled Agent Tax & Accounting Firm... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...stay compliant, and make confident financial decisions. Tax-Ready Bookkeeping Accurate monthly bookkeeping that keeps your business organized, compliant, and ready for smarter tax... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Catch-up / cleanup | Documented: ...monthly bookkeeping ✓ QuickBooks Online cleanup ✓ Accurate financial reporting ✓ Catch-up bookkeeping ✓ Monthly financial insights Tax Prep & Planning ✓ Individual & business tax... | /accounting-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...✓ Monthly Bookkeeping ✓ Bank & Credit Card Reconciliations ✓ Financial Statements ✓ Accounts Payable & Receivable ✓ Payroll Processing ✓ QuickBooks Online Support ✓ Historical... | /bookkeeping-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Firm Tax Expertise You Can Trust. Expert tax preparation, tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll, and tax advisory from IRS-licensed Enrolled Agents. Helping individuals and small... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...can plan for what's next. ✓ Monthly Bookkeeping ✓ Bank & Credit Card Reconciliations ✓ Financial Statements ✓ Accounts Payable & Receivable ✓ Payroll Processing ✓ QuickBooks... | /bookkeeping-services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | restaurants, construction, real estate, medical, retail, professional services, consultants | /payroll-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Online | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Vanessa Ledesma · Enrolled Agent (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: Affinity Accounting & Tax | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Pricing approach published | Publishes prices: "$49/month" | /TaxPlan Oct 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Vanessa Ledesma, EA | /Ourteam Oct 26, 2026 | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not verified. Searched New Mexico RLD public licence search, Public Accountancy Board firm permits for CPA firm records named 'Affinity Accounting & Tax' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
- Not documented. Checked 8 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
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): Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: New Mexico Public Accountancy Board 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 Vanessa Ledesma under the business name 'Affinity Accounting & Tax' in Albuquerque, NM. The record lists: Enrolled Agent. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. It does not prove service quality.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 21 of 24 evidenced items come from Affinity Accounting & Tax's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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