Barnum Tax
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?
- ADP
Who they say they serve: real estate (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 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 | Barnum Tax | home page | |
| Website | https://www.barnumtax.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Milford, CT | home page | |
| Phone | +12039004413 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...works with companies of all sizes, providing online, remote and virtual accounting and bookkeeping services. When compared to the cost of an in-house accountant, outsourcing your... | home page | |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...most needed-with the full confidence that your financial records, P&L statements, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable reports are all getting the meticulous attention of true... | /services/virtual-bookkeeping | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...West Haven , and Shelton, CT area, but we can provide services anywhere! Learn More Payroll Managing payroll may not seem like a critical task until something goes wrong. It can... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...and more: 1099 service Accounts receivables and payables Aging and vendor reports Balance sheets Bank and credit card reconciliation Data entry Profit and loss sheets Sales tax... | /services/bookkeeping | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | real estate | /services/bookkeeping | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | ADP | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...with careful planning. Tax Preparation in Stratford Our tax preparation services include: Individual Tax Preparation Business Tax Return Preparation Gift & Estate Tax Return... | /services/tax-preparation-and-planning | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...know the services you need and provide it in a way that suits your schedule and budget. Our process is all about you and your business, so we don’t take a cookie cutter approach.... | /services/bookkeeping | 4 pts (max 4) |
| 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 | /about-us/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): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3).
- Not verified. Searched Connecticut State Licenses and Credentials open data (data.ct.gov ngch-56tr) for CPA firm records named 'Barnum Tax' 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); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record (0 pts, max 6); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection 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
- 19 of 21 evidenced items come from Barnum Tax's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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