Cove Professional Services
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 + remote
- 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 4 of 5 core services.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Cove Professional Services | home page Nov 11, 2026 | |
| Website | https://coveps.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Honolulu, HI | home page | |
| Phone | +19255793777 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...my companies and they are excellent. They offer a wide range of services (accounting, bookkeeping, tax, HR and general admin) and have enable growth at all of my companies. I have... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...Fahnhorst, Owner, Livermore Barber Shop Accounting & Tax Services for Small Businesses Monthly bookkeeping with HR consulting QuickBooks setup, support, and training Employee... | /accounting-tax-services-for-small-businesses | 8 pts (max 8) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...Existing Business Records Monthly Reporting in Multiple Areas of your Business Handling Accounts Payable and Receivable Bank & Sub-Ledger Reconciliations IRS Form 1099-M and Form... | /services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: Cove Professional Services | Small Business Accountants Worry-free accounting, payroll, tax preparation. Your time is valuable . Spend it on what you do best and what you... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...worry-free, accurate services to keep your business running smoothly. Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flow Reports Income Tax Preparation Services for... | /services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | professional services | /services/bookkeeping | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /accounting-tax-services-for-small-businesses | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | /services/bookkeeping | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: ...Business restructuring State, local, & international taxes Maximizing tax deductions Monthly reporting for your industry needs Growth consulting Cleaning up and organizing... | /accounting-tax-services-for-small-businesses | 4 pts (max 4) |
| 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 | /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); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Not verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for business name 'Cove Professional Services' in Honolulu, HI 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; 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: Hawaii 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
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Cove Professional Services's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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