Cole, McIlwain & Company, P.C.

Roanoke, VA Website 734 words

Evidence Score 26/100 at 80% evidence coverage 16 of 17 on the Virginia list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?: Registration found: Virginia State Corporation Commission, status Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11), formed 1988
CPA license or firm permit?: Not verified
Publishes prices?: Not stated on its website
Local or remote?: Local
Software?: None named on its website

2 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 2 of 5 core services; registered entity verified.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit13 of 40 pts, 40 checked

Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 0 checked

Operational + pricing transparency0 of 25 pts, 25 checked

Verified identity + continuity13 of 15 pts, 15 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 Cole, McIlwain & Company, P.C.'s own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
Claim	What the source shows	Source	Points
Business name	Cole, McIlwain & Company, P.C.	home page
Website	https://www.colemcilwain.com/	home page
Office locality	Roanoke, VA	home page
Phone	+15403457963	home page
Offers bookkeeping	Documented: ...Services Financial Statement Review Services Personal & Corporate Tax Services Bookkeeping & Quickbooks Services Our Services Accounting Services Audits & Compilation Benefits &...	/services
Payroll coordination	Documented: ...and trusts. We also offer accounting, financial statement compilation and reviews, payroll services and management consulting. Work With Us Our Team of Experts President - CPA...	/about-us	4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting	Documented: ...businesses, corporations, partnerships, estates, and trusts. We also offer accounting, financial statement compilation and reviews, payroll services and management consulting....	/about-us	6 pts (max 6)
Local / remote model stated	Local	/contact	3 pts (max 3)
Entity found in the state business registry	Business registration found: Cole, McIlwain & Company, P.C. · VA SCC ID 03247103 · Virginia State Corporation Commission · Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11)	State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026	6 pts (max 6)
Years operating (registry formation date)	Formed 1988-07-22 (incorporation/formation date of a Virginia-formed entity)	State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026	5 pts (max 5)
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 4 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); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); 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); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); 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; Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6).

Check it yourself on the state's own records: Virginia Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.

Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Virginia State Corporation Commission entity tables (data.virginia.gov) lists Cole, McIlwain & Company, P.C. (VA SCC ID 03247103), status Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 1988-07-22 as the incorporation/formation date of a Virginia-formed entity.
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 Cole, McIlwain & Company, P.C.'s own website and are labelled self-reported.
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