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← Back to Top 43 Bookkeepers in the Houston Area, TX (2026)Bay Area Business Services, Inc
Evidence Score 54/100 at 92% evidence coverage 17 of 43 on the Houston area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Texas Comptroller, status Active franchise taxpayer, formed 2021
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- None named on its website
Who they say they serve: retail and service businesses, medical and healthcare practices, contractors in the energy and aerospace supply chain, professional services firms (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 4 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person; registered entity verified.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Bay Area Business Services, Inc | home page | |
| Website | https://www.babs-inc.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | League City, TX | /location-n-contact | |
| Phone | +12813169246 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Business Bookkeeping, Payroll, Tax Planning & Preparation Services League City TX - Bay Area Business... | home page | |
| Catch-up / cleanup | Documented: BABS can also handle records cleanup for businesses that need to get current before tax season. | /bookkeeping-n-payroll | 5 pts (max 5) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...Is Included in These Services? These services typically include bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable management, general ledger entries, and financial statement... | /bookkeeping-n-payroll | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: From direct deposit to preparation of quarterly and annual tax forms and compliance…..we do it all. | /bookkeeping-n-payroll | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...accounts payable and receivable management, general ledger entries, and financial statement preparation. BABS can also handle records cleanup for businesses that need to get... | /bookkeeping-n-payroll | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | retail and service businesses, medical and healthcare practices, contractors in the energy and aerospace supply chain, professional services firms | /bookkeeping-n-payroll | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | /bookkeeping-n-payroll | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Ray Cunningham · Enrolled Agent (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: Bay Area Business Services Inc | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: What Is Included in These Services? These services typically include bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable management, general ledger entries, and financial... | /bookkeeping-n-payroll | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Kandace McDaniel, EA, Executive Vice President | /about-us | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: BAY AREA PSYCHIATRY SERVICES P.C. · SOS file 0804259313 · Texas Comptroller · Active franchise taxpayer | State business registry Third-party Sep 25, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) | Formed 2021-10-06 (SOS charter date as recorded by the Texas Comptroller) | State business registry Third-party Sep 25, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Sep 25, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 4 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-25 (Firm's own website): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); 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. Searched Xero's advisor directory for 'Bay Area Business Services, Inc' on 2026-09-25; no listing for this firm (Software advisor directory): Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6).
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; Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Texas State Board of Public 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 Ray Cunningham under the business name 'Bay Area Business Services Inc' in League City, TX. 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.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, active franchise taxpayer data (data.texas.gov) lists BAY AREA PSYCHIATRY SERVICES P.C. (SOS file 0804259313), status Active franchise taxpayer, checked 2026-09-25. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Operating 1+ year (registry formation date): The registry records 2021-10-06 as the SOS charter date as recorded by the Texas Comptroller.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 20 of 25 evidenced items come from Bay Area Business Services, Inc's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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