Arati Patel & Associates
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
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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