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← Back to Bookkeepers in the College Station-Bryan Area, TX Compared (2026)Bottom Line Bookkeeping
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not found in the state registry search
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- 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 | Bottom Line Bookkeeping | home page Oct 26, 2026 | |
| Website | https://bottomline.biz/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Bryan, TX | home page | |
| Phone | +19796912345 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Bottom Line Bookkeeping - Bryan & College Station, TX Skip to content Call Us Welcome! Bottom Line Bookkeeping... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...you covered. Data Entry Reconciliations Financial Statement Preparation Bill Payment Monthly Bookkeeping Quarterly Check-ins End of Year Adjustments Bank Deposits General Journal... | /bookkeeping | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...including tax planning, business consulting, tax return preparation , bookkeeping and payroll services . Debbie Bearden opened Bottom Line Bookkeeping in 1983 with the goal of... | /about | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...operated businesses like ourselves, we’ve got you covered. Data Entry Reconciliations Financial Statement Preparation Bill Payment Monthly Bookkeeping Quarterly Check-ins End of... | /bookkeeping | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /bookkeeping | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /payroll | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Jonathan N. Jones · Enrolled Agent (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: Bottom Line Bookkeeping | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Jonathan Jones, EA | /about | 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 documented. Checked 7 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); 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 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, active franchise taxpayer data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm) for 'Bottom Line Bookkeeping' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State business registry): Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
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); Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6).
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 Jonathan N. Jones under the business name 'Bottom Line Bookkeeping' in Bryan, 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.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 20 of 24 evidenced items come from Bottom Line Bookkeeping's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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