Updated:
← Back to Top 55 Bookkeepers in the Chicago-Naperville Area, IL (2026)

Anthony Joseph Pope

Evidence Score 33/100 at 77% evidence coverage 29 of 55 on the Chicago-Naperville 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 stated on its website
Local or remote?
Not stated on its website
Software?
QuickBooks, ADP

Who they say they serve: contractors, manufacturing (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 fit24 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency7 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity2 of 15 pts, 4 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 Anthony Joseph Pope's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Anthony Joseph Pope home page
Website https://www.ajpope.com/ home page
Office locality Elmhurst, IL home page
Phone +16308349500 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...trust Account Services As an enrolled agent for the IRS, Matthew can help manage your bookkeeping, payroll, financial statements & company analysis. Tax Services Matthew delivers... home page
AP / AR Documented: ...Bookkeeping Bank Reconciliation Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement A/R & A/P Reports Transaction Report Analysis Financial Company Budget Reports Company... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Payroll coordination Documented: ...Services As an enrolled agent for the IRS, Matthew can help manage your bookkeeping, payroll, financial statements & company analysis. Tax Services Matthew delivers for clients in... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...As an enrolled agent for the IRS, Matthew can help manage your bookkeeping, payroll, financial statements & company analysis. Tax Services Matthew delivers for clients in the... home page 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) contractors, manufacturing home page 5 pts (max 5)
Software supported QuickBooks, ADP /about 5 pts (max 5)
Onboarding described Documented: ...financial picture and provide personalized investment strategies that match your goals. Our process includes in-depth research, portfolio diversification, and regular performance... /financial 4 pts (max 4)
Named contact / team Matthew Pope, EA /about 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 documented. Checked 5 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); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
  • Not verified. Searched Illinois IDFPR Professional Licensing open data (data.illinois.gov pzzh-kp68) for CPA firm records named 'Anthony Joseph Pope'; individual CPA licences for 'Matthew Pope' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).

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; Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).

Check it yourself on the state's own records: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation 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 Anthony Joseph Pope's own website and are labelled self-reported.
  • No ratings or review counts are published here. Why.

Is this your firm?

Claim this listing to correct a field with evidence, or report a correction. Claiming confirms ownership only; it does not change the score.