Ann M Hartz CPA & Associates
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
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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