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← Back to Bookkeepers Elsewhere in Arizona Compared (2026)C3 PEO
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 + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 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 | C3 PEO | home page Oct 14, 2026 | |
| Website | https://c3peo.io/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Sierra Vista, AZ | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +14806027272 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Arizona QuickBooks Cleanup & Bookkeeping | C3 PEO When Your Books Need Attention You Don’t Need Perfect Books to Ask for Help... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...Continue With Confidence. QuickBooks Cleanup Financial Reporting & Coordination Monthly Bookkeeping For books that are behind, incomplete, inconsistent, or difficult to trust. We... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...or other authorized advisor when coordination is needed. See Coordination Support Payroll Support When You Need It Payroll is available as a standalone service or alongside... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...by the agreed deadlines. C3 performs the processing and tax-administration services included in the service agreement. Are health insurance and workers’ compensation available... | /payroll-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: From Messy Books to Dependable Reporting 1. Assess We review the QuickBooks file, accounts, periods involved, available documents, and why the books need attention. | home page Oct 14, 2026 | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: ...tracking, subcontractor records, equipment and loan activity, cleanup, and dependable monthly reporting. Contractor Bookkeeping Why Businesses Choose C3 Practical Help. Clear... | home page | 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-policy | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 6 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); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Not verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for business name 'C3 PEO' in Sierra Vista, AZ on 2026-09-27: no matching preparer record (IRS preparer records): Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record (0 pts, max 6).
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): 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); Operating 1+ year (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 C3 PEO's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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