AK & Associates, PA
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 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 | AK & Associates, PA | home page Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Website | https://ak2cpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Ellicott City, MD | home page | |
| Phone | +14107191000 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Made Easy Stress-free, accurate tax services for individuals and businesses. Reliable Bookkeeping Keep your finances organized and up-to-date. Personalized Advice Tailored... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...depend on the scope of work, such as the complexity of your tax return or the level of ongoing accounting support you need. The firm offers a free Financial Check-Up to review... | /faq Oct 6, 2026 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...their financial journeys with confidence. From tax preparation and bookkeeping to payroll and advisory services, we provide tailored solutions to meet your unique needs. With a... | /about-us | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...worked as a senior accountant for a large Asian supermarket chain. She now prepares financial statements and tax returns for our clients. [email] David Young Song With over 20... | /meet-our-team | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /services/accounting | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /contact Oct 6, 2026 | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Named contact / team | Albert T. Kim, CPA | 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) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy Policy | /privacy-policy | 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); 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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Not verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for business name 'AK & Associates, PA' in Ellicott City, MD on 2026-09-27: no matching preparer record (IRS preparer records): Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record (0 pts, max 6).
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; Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); 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: Maryland Board of Public 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 AK & Associates, PA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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