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Correct Refund

Evidence Score 42/100 at 75% evidence coverage 7 of 22 on the Bethesda-Frederick area list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
Not verified
Publishes prices?
Not stated on its website
Local or remote?
Local
Software?
QuickBooks

Who they say they serve: professional services (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

2 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 3 of 5 core services.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit32 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 6 checked
Operational + pricing transparency6 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 Correct Refund's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Correct Refund home page
Website https://www.correctrefund.com/ home page
Office locality Gaithersburg, MD home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...the results. All your documents are always available on our platform. Our Services Bookkeeping and Financial Reporting More Details Consulting and Management Accounting More... home page
Monthly bookkeeping Documented: ...today and see how we can help you. Accounting Advisors We provide Financial Services ​ Monthly Bookkeeping Books Clean Up QuickBooks Set Up CFO services Reporting and Data... /services 8 pts (max 8)
Catch-up / cleanup Documented: ...don’t waste time and energy trying to make sense of all the accounting complexities. We clean up your books, reconcile your balances and tie up loose ends in terms of compliance.... /services 5 pts (max 5)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...include : ​ New Business Set Up Expert Financial Advice QuickBooks Assistance GAAP Financial Statements License Application Assistance Request Service Translation Services... /services 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) professional services /services 5 pts (max 5)
Software supported QuickBooks /contact 5 pts (max 5)
Local / remote model stated Local /contact 3 pts (max 3)
Named contact / team Correct Refund, CPA home page 3 pts (max 3)
Communication channel / process Documented: ...using the most efficient tools available in our profession. Book an appointment Client Portal We are growing and we want you to grow with us . . . About Us We founded Correct... 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 /privacypolicy 2 pts (max 2)

Checked and not found

  • Not documented. Checked 5 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Payroll coordination (0 pts, max 4); 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).
  • Not verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for business name 'Correct Refund' in Gaithersburg, MD on 2026-09-27: no matching preparer record (IRS preparer records): Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record (0 pts, max 6).

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; Phone; Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).

Check it yourself on the state's own records: Maryland Board of Public 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

  • 19 of 21 evidenced items come from Correct Refund's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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