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← Back to Top 37 Bookkeepers in the Newark-Jersey City Area, NJ (2026)AS Tax & Accounting
Evidence Score 45/100 at 83% evidence coverage 8 of 37 on the Newark-Jersey City 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?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks, Xero
Who they say they serve: real estate, medical, law firms, hospitality, technology (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 4 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 | AS Tax & Accounting | home page | |
| Website | https://www.ascpa.tax/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Short Hills, NJ | home page | |
| Phone | +12016681774 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Now For Free Consultation Fill The Form To Schedule Your Consultation Our Services Bookkeeping Bookkeeping can be tough to keep up with, so we provide bookkeeping services for... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...regardless of your QuickBooks subscription level. What makes us different than other monthly accounting services? Our company stands out because of our client satisfaction. We... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...returns. Cash handling services. E-Accounting services. Preparing financial statements. Accounts payable/receivable. Trial balance reconciliation. Preparing balance sheet.... | /bookkeeping-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...will help you run your business smoothly and do all the bookkeeping on your behalf. Payroll AS Tax and Accounting have been providing the best payroll services in the industry. We... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...means tracking the expenses and revenues that the business is generating. Generating balance sheet The balance sheet provides a quick overview of your company's financial... | /bookkeeping-services-nj | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | real estate, medical, law firms, hospitality, technology | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks, Xero | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Named contact / team | Akash Sharma, CPA | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...may check in on the progress of their projects on a frequent basis. We also provide a dedicated accountant who is there to assist you whenever you need it. Additionally, they will... | /payroll-services-new-york Oct 4, 2026 | 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): Catch-up / cleanup (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 New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs bulk licence roster (Accountancy firm registrations) for CPA firm records named 'AS Tax & Accounting' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
- Not verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for business name 'AS Tax & Accounting' in Short Hills, NJ on 2026-09-27: no matching preparer record (IRS preparer records): Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record (0 pts, max 6).
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); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: 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 23 evidenced items come from AS Tax & Accounting's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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