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← Back to Top 9 Bookkeepers in the Bellingham Area, WA (2026)Avlon Finance
Evidence Score 30/100 at 83% evidence coverage 8 of 9 on the Bellingham 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
1 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Avlon Finance | home page Nov 6, 2026 | |
| Website | https://www.avlonfinance.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Bellingham, WA | home page | |
| Phone | +13606039537 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...and down the West Coast with state and federal quarterly and year-end taxes, payroll, bookkeeping, forecasting, training, and formation of financial infrastructure. Avlon Finance... | home page | |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...Entering and reconciling transactions. Managing receivables and collections. Handling accounts payable. All bookkeeping tasks on an as-needed basis. Who we serve… Avlon currently... | /services/full-service-bookkeeping | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...up and down the West Coast with state and federal quarterly and year-end taxes, payroll, bookkeeping, forecasting, training, and formation of financial infrastructure. Avlon... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...From the get go Lionel and his team were amazing. They handled all the payroll, put financial statements together for me, and advised me on all the different steps I should take.... | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /about-us | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Lionel David Thompson · Enrolled Agent (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: Avlon Finance, Inc. PS | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Lionel Thompson, Partner | /our-team | 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 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); 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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
- Not verified. Searched Washington State Board of Accountancy open data (data.wa.gov pzcu-jpab firms, 6du3-3h9e CPAs) for CPA firm records named 'Avlon Finance' 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); 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: Washington State Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Lionel David Thompson under the business name 'Avlon Finance, Inc. PS' in Bellingham, WA. The record lists: Enrolled Agent. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. 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
- 20 of 23 evidenced items come from Avlon Finance's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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