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Cromwell Tax and Books

Evidence Score 31/100 at 71% evidence coverage 18 of 23 on the California list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
Not verified (searched the state board)
Publishes prices?
Not verified
Local or remote?
Not stated on its website
Software?
ADP

1 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 2 of 5 core services.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit17 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency12 of 25 pts, 19 checked
Verified identity + continuity2 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 Cromwell Tax and Books's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Cromwell Tax and Books home page
Website https://cromwelltaxandbooks.com/ home page
Office locality Santa Rosa, CA home page
Phone +17075440606 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: Get Your Taxes & Bookkeeping Done Right - We're Here to Help! Skip to content Tax Advisory Tax Preparation... home page
Monthly bookkeeping Documented: ...Those are quoted separately based on your specific needs. These services can include: Monthly bookkeeping to provide you current financials to help with decision-making and... /services 8 pts (max 8)
Payroll coordination Documented: ...paperwork until I hired Cromwell. Now their team maintains my bookkeeping, monitors my payroll, files my worker’s comp reports, and handles the payment of all my quarterlies - so I... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Software supported ADP /bookkeeping-services 5 pts (max 5)
What is included / excluded Documented: ...be added. Those are quoted separately based on your specific needs. These services can include: Monthly bookkeeping to provide you current financials to help with decision-making... /services 5 pts (max 5)
Onboarding described Documented: ...don’t miss deadlines. You need a champion who will celebrate your successes with you. How it works Review our Tax Programs HERE Complete our intake form so we can learn more about... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Named contact / team Christine Shappy, Bookkeeper /about 3 pts (max 3)
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 6 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); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
  • Not verified. Searched California Board of Accountancy licensee file (DCA public licensee data) for CPA firm records named 'Cromwell Tax and Books' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).

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; Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).

Check it yourself on the state's own records: California Board of 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 Cromwell Tax and Books's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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