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← Back to Top 37 Bookkeepers in the Newark-Jersey City Area, NJ (2026)Caballero & Associates
Evidence Score 39/100 at 83% evidence coverage 12 of 37 on the Newark-Jersey City area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Caballero & Associates Llc) · 20CB00698000 · New Jersey State Board of Accountancy (Division of Consumer Affairs bulk roster)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: real estate, dental, retail, professional services, auto repair (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board; 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 | Caballero & Associates | home page | |
| Website | https://www.caballerocpas.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Metuchen, NJ | home page | |
| Phone | +17329022929 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...and agreed upon procedures Business Management and Consulting Internal Audit Bookkeeping Business Formations and Dissolutions Reach for the Sky We know the language of business... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...tax preparation and compliance, business and management consulting, bookkeeping, payroll, and other related services. We serve clients in various industries such as staffing... | /caballero-associates-accounting-firm Sep 27, 2026 | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...at the fraction of the cost of the “Big 4” or regional audit firms. Audits and Reviews Financial statement audits involve an independent examination of an organization’s financial... | /services/audit-attest-services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | real estate, dental, retail, professional services, auto repair, restaurants | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /services/bookkeeping | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Caballero & Associates Llc) · 20CB00698000 · New Jersey State Board of Accountancy (Division of Consumer Affairs bulk roster) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Jun 30, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Alvin Salvatierra Caballero · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: CABALLERO & ASSOCIATES | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Alvin Caballero, CPA | home page | 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 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); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); 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 (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): Service area; 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.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): New Jersey lists an ACTIVE CPA firm registration (Active) under this name, expiring 2027-06-30. It does not prove service quality.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Alvin Salvatierra Caballero under the business name 'CABALLERO & ASSOCIATES' in Metuchen, NJ. The record lists: CPA. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. Its CPA entry is self-reported to the IRS and is not a state CPA license. 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 23 evidenced items come from Caballero & Associates's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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