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← Back to Top 40 Bookkeepers in the Tampa-St. Petersburg Area, FL (2026)Cardinal Bookkeeping & Taxes
Evidence Score 43/100 at 77% evidence coverage 22 of 40 on the Tampa-St. Petersburg area 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?
- Publishes a starting price
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks, Xero
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 of 5 core services; publishes a starting price.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Cardinal Bookkeeping & Taxes | home page | |
| Website | https://cbms.tax/ | home page | |
| Office locality | St. Petersburg, FL | home page | |
| Phone | +17275928183 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Cardinal Bookkeeping & Taxes : Tax and accounting services for individuals and businesses Skip page header... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...track with our ongoing services, designed to work seamlessly with your Incubator setup. Monthly Bookkeeping Services Hand off the books and never stress about falling behind.... | /our-services | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...specific actions to create more cash flow; 4 - Automate your tax, accounting, and payroll work, so you can spend more time on what counts. This Web site is made available as a... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...S-corporation and Partnership tax return filing State Tax Preparation Bookkeeping and financial statement preparation Sales Tax, Tourist & Development Tax Payroll (W-2 and 1099)... | /about-us | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks, Xero | /our-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /our-services | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Pricing approach published | Publishes a starting price: "Starting at $600" | /our-services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...financially ready to grow. We handle the details so you can focus on what you do best. What's Included Business Entity Formation We'll help you choose and form the right business... | /our-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...Accounting Services Learn More Other Services Learn More Financial Services Learn More How It Works 1 - Discovery Call: We meet, learn about each other, and see if we are a good... | 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) |
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); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); 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 Florida DBPR Board of Accountancy licensee file for CPA firm records named 'Cardinal Bookkeeping & Taxes' 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: Florida 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 Cardinal Bookkeeping & Taxes's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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