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Bream Accounting & Tax Service

Evidence Score 28/100 at 77% evidence coverage 22 of 23 on the California 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?
Not stated on its website
Software?
QuickBooks Online

1 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 3 of 5 core services.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit21 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency5 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity2 of 15 pts, 4 checked

Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.

Evidence

Unless a row says otherwise, the source is the named page of Bream Accounting & Tax Service's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Bream Accounting & Tax Service home page
Website http://breamaccounting.com/ home page
Office locality Santa Barbara, CA home page
Phone +18054564565 home page
Monthly bookkeeping Documented: ...Income Tax Returns • Preparation of Business Tax Returns • Audit Representation • Monthly Accounting Services • Payroll Services • Quickbooks Consulting • Accounts Receivable and... home page 8 pts (max 8)
AP / AR Documented: ...• Monthly Accounting Services • Payroll Services • Quickbooks Consulting • Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Services Like us on Facebook! ©2010-2017 Bream Accounting and... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Payroll coordination Documented: ...of Business Tax Returns • Audit Representation • Monthly Accounting Services • Payroll Services • Quickbooks Consulting • Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Services... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Software supported QuickBooks Online /payroll.htm 5 pts (max 5)
What is included / excluded Documented: ...quality services personally with integrity and professionalism. Some of our services include: • Preparation of Personal Income Tax Returns • Preparation of Business Tax Returns •... home page 5 pts (max 5)
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 5 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Offers bookkeeping; Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
  • Not verified. Searched California Board of Accountancy licensee file (DCA public licensee data) for CPA firm records named 'Bream Accounting & Tax Service' 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 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: California Board of Accountancy 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

  • 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Bream Accounting & Tax Service's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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