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← Back to Top 14 Bookkeepers in the Pittsburgh Area, PA (2026)Cotton Mather Accounting Group, LLC
Evidence Score 37/100 at 77% evidence coverage 5 of 14 on the Pittsburgh area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Pennsylvania Department of State, status Active, formed 2019
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: retail (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 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 | Cotton Mather Accounting Group, LLC | home page | |
| Website | https://www.cottonmather.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Pittsburgh, PA | home page | |
| Phone | +14129311617 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO THE NORTH HILLS OF PITTSBURGH EXPECT THE BEST ACCOUNTING, BOOKKEEPING, TAX PREPARATION, AND COMPLETE PAYROLL SERVICES IN Ross Township and ALLEGHENY COUNTY... | home page | |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...We assist corporations with general accounting needs including payroll processing, accounts payable and receivable, bookkeeping, tax planning, and tax preparation and filing. Item... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...OF PITTSBURGH EXPECT THE BEST ACCOUNTING, BOOKKEEPING, TAX PREPARATION, AND COMPLETE PAYROLL SERVICES IN Ross Township and ALLEGHENY COUNTY ABOUT US CONTACT US LEAVE A REVIEW TAX... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...activities such as bookkeeping, cash flow and budgeting, debt and financing services, financial statement preparation, payroll, and tax planning. Item Link List Item 3 Client... | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | retail | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /bookkeeping | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: Cotton Mather Accounting Group, Llc · PA filing no. 0006948696 · Pennsylvania Department of State · Active | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 2019-09-13 (creation date of a Pennsylvania-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 8 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); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); 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); 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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: State Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Pennsylvania Department of State current registered businesses (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c) lists Cotton Mather Accounting Group, Llc (PA filing no. 0006948696), status Active, checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 2019-09-13 as the creation date of a Pennsylvania-formed entity.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 19 of 22 evidenced items come from Cotton Mather Accounting Group, LLC's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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