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← Back to Top 10 Bookkeepers in the Baltimore-Columbia Area, MD (2026)Barney & Company
Evidence Score 58/100 at 75% evidence coverage 2 of 10 on the Baltimore-Columbia area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop
Who they say they serve: restaurants, construction, real estate, medical, healthcare (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 5 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 | Barney & Company | home page Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Website | https://barneyandcompany.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Columbia, MD | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +19125414242 | home page Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Barney & Company Maryland's Trusted Small Business Accountant Working Directly With You Bookkeeping, accounting, and tax services built around your business with over 20 years of... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...your financial records accurate, organized, and tax-ready. Whether you need ongoing monthly bookkeeping or catch-up and cleanup support, I help keep your books current and... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Catch-up / cleanup | Documented: ...e-commerce companies, and professional service businesses. Yes. I provide catch-up and cleanup bookkeeping services for businesses with disorganized or overdue financial records | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...income and expenses accurately and consistently Bank and credit card reconciliations Accounts payable tracking Accounts receivable tracking General ledger maintenance Monthly... | /services/accounting | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...help your business grow and determine other potential growth opportunities. Learn More Payroll Process Consulting Let us create a payroll system that is flexible to the needs of... | /services/accounting | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...full transparency. Accounting Services Monthly and annual accounting support including profit & loss statements, balance sheets, financial reporting, cash flow analysis, and... | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | restaurants, construction, real estate, medical, healthcare, nonprofits, e-commerce, retail, professional services, startups, technology, therapists, hospitality, contractors | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | /services/accounting | 3 pts (max 3) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...CPA candidate IRS registered tax return preparer Tax, Accounting & Advising Services Include: 01 Business Services • Small Business Accounting • Bookkeeping Services • Business... | /about | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...set out to make all while knowing we are in good hands. Patrick E. Owens CFO How It Works Getting Started Is Simple I’ve designed my onboarding process to be straightforward and... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: ...I specialize in outsourced accounting and bookkeeping, QuickBooks setup and cleanup, monthly financial reporting, and business and individual tax preparation. My goal is simple... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...both QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop. Meet With An Expert Accountant Get a dedicated accountant and advisor for a fraction of the cost of an in-house accountant. Schedule... | /services/accounting | 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 verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for business name 'Barney & Company' in Columbia, MD on 2026-09-27: no matching preparer record (IRS preparer records): Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record (0 pts, max 6).
- Not documented. Checked 8 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
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): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); 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: Maryland Board of Public Accountancy license search and 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
- 21 of 23 evidenced items come from Barney & Company's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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