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Arati Patel & Associates

Evidence Score 28/100 at 74% evidence coverage 25 of 28 on the Detroit-Warren area list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
CPA license active (individual: Arati Patel & Associates) · 1102003327 · Michigan Board of Accountancy (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing licence list)
Publishes prices?
Not stated on its website
Local or remote?
Not stated on its website
Software?
QuickBooks

2 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit15 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications8 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency3 of 25 pts, 22 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 Arati Patel & Associates's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Arati Patel & Associates home page
Website http://www.araticpa.com/ home page
Office locality Rochester Hills, MI /contact-sidebyside
Phone +12482982500 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...trends early and take corrective action before serious problems arise. Read more Bookkeeping and Accounting Spend more time building your business, doing what you do best, and let... home page
Payroll coordination Documented: ...one- on-one or several individuals within your organization at your company’s location. Payroll preparation Payroll Portal When it comes to paying employees, payroll laws and the... /accounting 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...help and Assistance QuickBooks can provide useful and timely information in the form of financial statements, reports and graphs. However, it can only provide this information if... /accounting 6 pts (max 6)
Software supported QuickBooks home page 5 pts (max 5)
Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) CPA license active (individual: Arati Patel & Associates) · 1102003327 · Michigan Board of Accountancy (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing licence list) State accountancy board
Third-party
Sep 26, 2026
expires Jul 31, 2027
8 pts (max 8)
Communication channel / process Documented: ...Let us work together by securely exchanging documents, or even large QuickBooks files. Client portal 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)

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); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Industries served (documented) (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); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).

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); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); 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: Michigan Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.

  • Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Michigan lists an ACTIVE CPA firm license (Active) under this name, expiring 2027-07-31. It does not prove service quality.
  • Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).

Data limitations

  • 19 of 21 evidenced items come from Arati Patel & Associates's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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