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← Back to Top 13 Bookkeepers Elsewhere in Iowa (2026)Amy Vance Tax Service
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Iowa Secretary of State, status Active (DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Iowa active entities file, 2026-09 download), formed 2016
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- None named on its website
Who they say they serve: contractors, startups (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 of 5 core services; 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 | Amy Vance Tax Service | home page | |
| Website | https://vancetaxservice.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Council Bluffs, IA | /contact-us | |
| Phone | +17122562611 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...a tax notice and need advice. Give us a call, we can help. Accounting, Payroll & Bookkeeping We can replace your back office with accounting, payroll, and bookkeeping support... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...you received a tax notice and need advice. Give us a call, we can help. Accounting, Payroll & Bookkeeping We can replace your back office with accounting, payroll, and bookkeeping... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Industries served (documented) | contractors, startups | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: Amy Vance Tax Service - Tax Preparation, Accounting Services Client Portal - Upload Tax Docs and Share Files Click on Upload Files below to securely share your... | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: AMY VANCE TAX SERVICE LLC · IA corp no. 521486 · Iowa Secretary of State · Active (DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Iowa active entities file, 2026-09 download) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 2016-04-21 (effective date of an Iowa-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) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 4 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); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Software supported (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); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
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); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Iowa Accountancy Examining Board license search and business registry search.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Iowa Secretary of State active business entities (Iowa Data Hub dataset 554) lists AMY VANCE TAX SERVICE LLC (IA corp no. 521486), status Active (DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Iowa active entities file, 2026-09 download), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 2016-04-21 as the effective date of an Iowa-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 23 evidenced items come from Amy Vance Tax Service's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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