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Clarity Tax

Evidence Score 47/100 at 77% evidence coverage 1 of 9 on the Bellingham 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?
Quote only (stated)
Local or remote?
Local
Software?
QuickBooks, Xero

Who they say they serve: construction, healthcare, agriculture (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

3 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 3 of 5 core services; states it prices by quote.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit31 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency12 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity4 of 15 pts, 4 checked

Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.

Evidence

Unless a row says otherwise, the source is the named page of Clarity Tax's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Clarity Tax /bellingham-cpa-firm
Website https://www.claritytaxgroup.com/bellingham-cpa-firm /bellingham-cpa-firm
Office locality Bellingham, WA /bellingham-cpa-firm
Phone +13608626556 /bellingham-cpa-firm
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...Your Bellingham CPA, open all year. Clarity Tax & CPAs handles tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll, IRS tax relief and cross-border Canada and U.S. filings from its Laurel... /bellingham-cpa-firm
Monthly bookkeeping Documented: ...and seasonality decisions. Farm returns → 03 · Books Bookkeeping & QuickBooks Monthly bookkeeping, QuickBooks setup and cleanup of disorganized books. Lorrie and Tiffany handle the... /bellingham-cpa-firm 8 pts (max 8)
Payroll coordination Documented: ...Bellingham CPA, open all year. Clarity Tax & CPAs handles tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll, IRS tax relief and cross-border Canada and U.S. filings from its Laurel Street... /bellingham-cpa-firm 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...organized, and compliant. Lorrie provides full-charge bookkeeping services, including financial statement preparation, payroll processing, and payroll tax filings. Her experience... /about/team/lorrie-grimm 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) construction, healthcare, agriculture /bellingham-cpa-firm 5 pts (max 5)
Software supported QuickBooks, Xero /bellingham-cpa-firm 5 pts (max 5)
Local / remote model stated Local /bellingham-cpa-firm 3 pts (max 3)
Pricing approach published Quote only (stated): "free quote" /bellingham-cpa-firm 6 pts (max 6)
Named contact / team Kelly Sheng, CPA /bellingham-cpa-firm 3 pts (max 3)
Communication channel / process Documented: ...Corporate and complex filings take longer and we tell you how long at the start. Client portal → IRS problems IRS tax relief and tax resolution in Bellingham, WA. If you are... /bellingham-cpa-firm 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-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); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4).
  • Not verified. Searched Washington State Board of Accountancy open data (data.wa.gov pzcu-jpab firms, 6du3-3h9e CPAs) for CPA firm records named 'Clarity Tax' 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: 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 Clarity Tax's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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