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← Back to Top 7 Bookkeepers in the Lakeland-Winter Haven Area, FL (2026)Brown Business Advisors
Evidence Score 40/100 at 86% evidence coverage 4 of 7 on the Lakeland-Winter Haven area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Florida Division of Corporations, status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10), formed 2012
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA firm permit active · AD70915 · Florida Board of Accountancy (DBPR public records download)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- None named on its website
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board; 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 | Brown Business Advisors | home page | |
| Website | https://brownbusinessadvisors.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Winter Haven, FL | home page | |
| Phone | +18632991500 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...time leading and less time worrying about the details. Dependable Books Accounting & Bookkeeping Services Reliable, on-time books that keep your business ready to decide. Learn... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...the full bookkeeping cycle for established Florida businesses: financial reporting, payroll, bank reconciliation, budgeting and forecasting, vendor and customer invoicing, and tax... | /accounting-bookkeeping-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...we've been the people over 700 Florida businesses turn to. We do more than prepare financial statements. We help owners find the clarity and confidence to grow. From our home base... | /about | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA firm permit active · AD70915 · Florida Board of Accountancy (DBPR public records download) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Dec 31, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...on errors and giving you back the time to focus on what matters: growing your business. What's Included Financial Reporting Payroll Services Budgeting and Forecasting Managing... | /accounting-bookkeeping-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Leadership Strategic, CFO | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: BROWN BUSINESS ADVISORS PA · FL document no. P12000010630 · Florida Division of Corporations · Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 2012-01-31 (file date of the formation filing of a Florida-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 8 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); 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 (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); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Florida lists an ACTIVE CPA firm permit (Current) under this name, expiring 2027-12-31. It does not prove service quality.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) corporate data file lists BROWN BUSINESS ADVISORS PA (FL document no. P12000010630), status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 2012-01-31 as the file date of the formation filing of a Florida-formed entity.
Data limitations
- 20 of 23 evidenced items come from Brown Business Advisors's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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