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← Back to Top 42 Bookkeepers in the Riverside-San Bernardino Area, CA (2026)Ayoub & Associates CPA firm
Evidence Score 46/100 at 83% evidence coverage 9 of 42 on the Riverside-San Bernardino area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Joseph N Ayoub) · 81554 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: healthcare, professional services, law firms, technology, therapists (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board; 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 | Ayoub & Associates CPA firm | home page | |
| Website | https://ayoub-associates.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Corona, CA | home page | |
| Phone | +19512739090 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...technology and extensive tax and audit seminars. our Services include: Accounting and Bookkeeping Services Tax Planning and Preparation Services IRS Representation and Problem... | /about.htm | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...preparation and consulting Financial Audit Services Accounting Services (QuickBooks) Payroll Services IRS Tax problems Business Advisory Services Tax services for individuals NEWS... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...service Our firm provides full range of accounting and bookkeeping services including financial statement preparation, QuickBooks support, business consulting, IRS representation... | /services.htm | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | healthcare, professional services, law firms, technology, therapists | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Joseph N Ayoub) · 81554 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Jan 31, 2028 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Liye Zhang · Enrolled Agent, Annual Filing Season Program record (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: Ayoub & Associates CPA Firm | IRS preparer records Third-party Nov 10, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...education, latest technology and extensive tax and audit seminars. our Services include: Accounting and Bookkeeping Services Tax Planning and Preparation Services IRS... | /about.htm | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Joseph N. Ayoub, EA | /team.htm | 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.htm | 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); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
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: California Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): California lists an ACTIVE CPA license (Active) for JOSEPH N AYOUB, the individual named on the firm's site, expiring 2028-01-31. An individual's license is not a CPA firm permit and does not verify the firm. It does not prove service quality.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-08-14) lists Liye Zhang under the business name 'Ayoub & Associates CPA Firm' in Corona, CA. The record lists: Enrolled Agent, Annual Filing Season Program record. 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 Ayoub & Associates CPA firm's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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