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Ayoub Sidhum & Co. CPA Firm

Evidence Score 36/100 at 75% evidence coverage 13 of 25 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: restaurants, construction, real estate, property management, medical (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.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit20 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications8 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency8 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity0 of 15 pts, 2 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 Ayoub Sidhum & Co. CPA Firm's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Ayoub Sidhum & Co. CPA Firm home page
Website https://ast-cpafirm.com/ home page
Office locality Corona, CA home page
Phone +19513002678 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...Estate and Trust Tax Gift Tax Returns Non-profit Organization Read more → Accounting & Bookkeeping Bookkeeping Payroll Sales Tax QuickBooks Management QuickBooks Pro-Advisor Read... home page
Payroll coordination Documented: ...Tax Returns Non-profit Organization Read more → Accounting & Bookkeeping Bookkeeping Payroll Sales Tax QuickBooks Management QuickBooks Pro-Advisor Read more → Individual Tax... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...Tax Preparation Tax Planning 1031 Exchanges Read more → Audit and Assurance Services Financial Statement Audits Financial Statement Reviews Financial Statement Compilations Read... home page 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) restaurants, construction, real estate, property management, medical, dental, retail /business-accounting/tax-planning-and-consulting 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)
What is included / excluded Documented: ...instead of trying to stay on top of your books. Our Business Accounting Services include: Accounting and bookkeeping All tax services - corporate, partnership, multi-state... /business-accounting/accounting-and-write-up-ser 5 pts (max 5)
Named contact / team Joseph N. Ayoub, EA /about 3 pts (max 3)

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); 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); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).

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.

Data limitations

  • 20 of 21 evidenced items come from Ayoub Sidhum & Co. CPA Firm's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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