Caro & Associates
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified (searched the state board)
- Publishes prices?
- Publishes prices
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks Online
Who they say they serve: contractors, attorneys, consultants (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 5 of 5 core services; publishes prices.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Caro & Associates | home page | |
| Website | https://caroandassociates.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Federal Way, WA | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +12064970671 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...because the answers are buried in their accounting software. We surface them monthly: bookkeeping, payroll, tax, and advice from people who have seen hundreds of businesses... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...finance leader at a fraction of the cost of hiring one. How advisory works Accounting Monthly bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online, reconciled every month, with year-to-date reporting... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Catch-up / cleanup | Documented: ...it Cost to Catch Up on My Accounting? Catching up on accounting, often referred to as back work, is essential for bringing a business's books up to date, especially when... | /pricing | 5 pts (max 5) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...reporting so drift gets caught early. from $75 /month plus a one-time $1,000 setup fee Accounts Payable We manage and pay your bills on a weekly basis. Vendors happy, late fees... | /pricing | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...answers are buried in their accounting software. We surface them monthly: bookkeeping, payroll, tax, and advice from people who have seen hundreds of businesses succeed and fail.... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...the last few years. Where do we start? With your most recent verifiable tax return or financial statement. We scope the catch-up in writing, fix history once, then keep it clean... | /industries/service-businesses | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | contractors, attorneys, consultants | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Online | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Pricing approach published | Publishes prices: "$750 PER MONTH" | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...owners actually ask What does a fractional CFO or advisory service cost? Advisory is included in our Core Package, which starts at $750 per month with bookkeeping, payroll, and... | /services/advisory | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Chaudhry Medical Practice, Owner | 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) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy Policy | /privacy | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not verified. Searched Washington State Board of Accountancy open data (data.wa.gov pzcu-jpab firms, 6du3-3h9e CPAs) for CPA firm records named 'Caro & Associates' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
- Not documented. Checked 8 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4).
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): Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); 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: Washington State 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 Caro & Associates's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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