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← Back to Top 28 Bookkeepers in the Newark-Jersey City Area, NJ (2026)BKS Accounting Group
Evidence Score 48/100 at 77% evidence coverage 4 of 28 on the Newark-Jersey City 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 + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: contractors (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 | BKS Accounting Group | home page | |
| Website | https://www.bkstax.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Avenel, NJ | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +17326349800 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...point you straight to the right advisor and the right service. I Run a Business Tax, bookkeeping, payroll, and business planning, handled by one team. Get business help I'm in... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...tax time. Get a Bookkeeping Quote What's Included Everything to keep your books current Monthly Bookkeeping Categorized transactions, bank and credit-card reconciliations, and a... | /services/accounting-bookkeeping.html | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: One Accounting Team: Tax, Accounting & Payroll | BKS Skip to content 22+ Years in Business Serving All 50 States IRS Authorized e-File... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...Bookkeeping Categorized transactions, bank and credit-card reconciliations, and a monthly close so your numbers are always current. Payroll Payroll processing, direct deposit... | /services/accounting-bookkeeping.html | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | contractors | /services/accounting-bookkeeping.html | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /services/accounting-bookkeeping.html | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...business, handled monthly so you're always ready for tax time. Get a Bookkeeping Quote What's Included Everything to keep your books current Monthly Bookkeeping Categorized... | /services/accounting-bookkeeping.html | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...an advisor who knows your file beats facing it alone. See IRS Tax Resolution services → How It Works Getting started is simple 1 Tell us what you need Choose a service above or... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: ...know your true cost-per-mile and net profit. IFTA Done Right IFTA mileage tracking and quarterly reporting The International Fuel Tax Agreement requires quarterly returns... | /services/trucking-accounting.html | 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 | /privacy.html | 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): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Not verified. Searched New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs bulk licence roster (Accountancy firm registrations) for CPA firm records named 'BKS Accounting Group' 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): 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).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: 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 BKS Accounting Group's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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