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← Back to Top 17 Bookkeepers Elsewhere in Mississippi (2026)Compton & Company CPAs
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Mississippi Secretary of State, status Good, formed 1995
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks Desktop
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 of 5 core services; registered entity verified.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Compton & Company CPAs | home page | |
| Website | https://www.comptoncpa.com:443/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Meridian, MS | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +16016934444 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...SERVICES When people think of managing their finances - whether it's taxes, payroll, bookkeeping, or planning for the future - complicated paperwork and lost time often come to... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: Monthly Bookkeeping & Accounting Services Meridian MS | Compton & Company CPAs X I sought the LORD, and He... | /accounting-services | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...are radiant with joy; their faces will never be ashamed. Psalm 34:4-5 Accounting, Tax & Payroll Services Compton & Company CPAs support businesses and individuals with clear... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...missing transactions, duplicate entries, incorrect balances, and other problems. Financial Statements We prepare financial statements that show how your business performed during... | /accounting-services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Desktop | /meet-the-team | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: ...service for small businesses in Meridian, MS, handling processing, direct deposit, quarterly reports, and year-end filings. Our confidential, cost-effective Complete Payroll... | /payroll-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Named contact / team | David M. Compton, CPA | /meet-the-team | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: Compton & Company · MS business ID 623159 · Mississippi Secretary of State · Good | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 1995-10-26 (formation date of a Mississippi-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) |
| 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); Industries served (documented) (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).
Not verified (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): 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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Mississippi Secretary of State Business Reports lists Compton & Company (MS business ID 623159), status Good, checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 1995-10-26 as the formation date of a Mississippi-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 Compton & Company CPAs's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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