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← Back to Top 11 Bookkeepers in the Raleigh-Cary Area, NC (2026)C. E. Thorn, CPA, PLLC
Evidence Score 51/100 at 73% evidence coverage 2 of 11 on the Raleigh-Cary area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: restaurants, construction, contractors, retail, landscaping (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
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 | C. E. Thorn, CPA, PLLC | home page | |
| Website | https://www.carsonthorncpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Raleigh, NC | home page | |
| Phone | +19194200092 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Services for Small Businesses For small business owners who want stress - free monthly bookkeeping and year-end corporate and personal tax preparation, you'll get a dedicated... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...CPA Services for Small Businesses For small business owners who want stress - free monthly bookkeeping and year-end corporate and personal tax preparation, you'll get a dedicated... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Not exactly. Bookkeeping generally refers to recording financial transactions, while payroll refers to the process of managing employee wages, withholdings, and salaries. That... | /financial-services/bookkeeping | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...in Raleigh and the surrounding area. Learn More Bookkeeping Our Raleigh CPA can prepare monthly financial statements. Learn More Financial Statements We generate financial... | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | restaurants, construction, contractors, retail, landscaping | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /financial-services/bookkeeping | 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 Carson Edward Thorn · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: CE Thorn, CPA, PLLC | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...health of your business. Some benefits of professionally prepared financial statements include: Helping to prepare for end-of-year tax filing Overview of your business's financial... | /financial-services/financial-statements | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: ...in Raleigh and the surrounding area. Learn More Bookkeeping Our Raleigh CPA can prepare monthly financial statements. Learn More Financial Statements We generate financial... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Named contact / team | Information Raleigh, CPA | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: privacy policy | /privacy-policy | 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); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
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); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: 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 Carson Edward Thorn under the business name 'CE Thorn, CPA, PLLC' in RALEIGH, NC, with CPA on the record. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. A CPA entry there is self-reported to the IRS and is not a state CPA license. It does not prove service quality.
Data limitations
- 20 of 21 evidenced items come from C. E. Thorn, CPA, PLLC's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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