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Ann M Hartz CPA & Associates

Evidence Score 29/100 at 77% evidence coverage How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not found in the state registry search
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: hospitality, medical (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

1 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 3 of 5 core services.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit22 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 0 checked
Operational + pricing transparency3 of 25 pts, 22 checked
Verified identity + continuity4 of 15 pts, 15 checked

Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.

Evidence

Unless a row says otherwise, the source is the named page of Ann M Hartz CPA & Associates's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Ann M Hartz CPA & Associates home page
Website https://cpadesmoines.com/ home page
Office locality Urbandale, IA home page
Phone +15152597779 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...tax relief experts help you find the light at the end of the tunnel.  Expert payroll, bookkeeping, accounting services, and consultations to help your business succeed. We are... home page
AP / AR Documented: ...People know our various accounting and bookkeeping services by these kinds of names: 9 Accounts Receivable 9 Accounts Payable 9 Payroll & Benefits 9 Expense Reimbursement 9 Bank &... /tax-help-services/business-services-for-small-b 4 pts (max 4)
Payroll coordination Documented: ...tax relief experts help you find the light at the end of the tunnel.  Expert payroll, bookkeeping, accounting services, and consultations to help your business succeed. We... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...9 Payroll & Benefits 9 Expense Reimbursement 9 Bank & Credit Card Reconciliation 9 Month-End Close 9 Sales Tax 9 1099 Preparation 9 Financial Reporting 9 Accounting Software... /tax-help-services/business-services-for-small-b 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) hospitality, medical /about-us-business-advising/our-team 5 pts (max 5)
Local / remote model stated Local /about-us-business-advising 3 pts (max 3)
Named contact / team Ann M. Hartz, CPA /about-us-business-advising 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): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); 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).
  • Not verified. Searched Iowa Secretary of State active business entities (Iowa Data Hub dataset 554) for 'Ann M Hartz CPA & Associates' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State business registry): Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).

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); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).

Check it yourself on the state's own records: Iowa Accountancy Examining Board 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

  • 19 of 22 evidenced items come from Ann M Hartz CPA & Associates's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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