Updated:
← Back to Top 7 Bookkeepers in the Bakersfield-Delano Area, CA (2026)Birchfield CPA
Evidence Score 38/100 at 81% evidence coverage 3 of 7 on the Bakersfield-Delano area list How the score works
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
- Software?
- QuickBooks
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 of 5 core services; 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 | Birchfield CPA | home page Nov 9, 2026 | |
| Website | https://birchfieldcpa.tax/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Bakersfield, CA | home page | |
| Phone | +16613252339 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Reporting, QuickBooks® setup, support and training, Business startup services, Monthly bookkeeping, Financial statements - making sure your financial records are timely and... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...Payroll Reporting, QuickBooks® setup, support and training, Business startup services, Monthly bookkeeping, Financial statements - making sure your financial records are timely... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...bookkeepers to help keep you up to date. One of the benefits of using our office for payroll is that we can help you withhold the correct Federal and State withholdings through... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...setup, support and training, Business startup services, Monthly bookkeeping, Financial statements - making sure your financial records are timely and accurate. Our continual... | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Patrick James Birchfield · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: BIRCHFIELD CPA | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: See where your business is at a monthly basis. | home page Oct 26, 2026 | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented | /privacy-policy | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 3 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Expired (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
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); 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.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Patrick James Birchfield under the business name 'BIRCHFIELD CPA' in Bakersfield, CA. The record lists: CPA. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. Its CPA entry is self-reported to the IRS and is not a state CPA license. It does not prove service quality.
Data limitations
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Birchfield CPA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
- No ratings or review counts are published here. Why.
Is this your firm?
Claim this listing to correct a field with evidence, or report a correction. Claiming confirms ownership only; it does not change the score.