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← Back to Top 34 Bookkeepers in the Phoenix-Mesa Area, AZ (2026)Desert Edge Tax & Accounting
Evidence Score 24/100 at 73% evidence coverage 34 of 34 on the Phoenix-Mesa 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?
- None named on its website
1 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Desert Edge Tax & Accounting | home page | |
| Website | https://desertedgetax.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Goodyear, AZ | /contact Oct 26, 2026 | |
| Phone | +16239357483 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...their business, generating revenue, rather than doing paperwork. Through accounting, bookkeeping, payroll services, and general office support, we offer business owners freedom... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...generating revenue, rather than doing paperwork. Through accounting, bookkeeping, payroll services, and general office support, we offer business owners freedom from the mundane... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...needs. Bookkeeping/Write-Up Business Entity Selection Estate & Trust Tax Preparation Financial Statements Notary Public Payroll Services Retirement Planning Sales Tax Services Tax... | /services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | home page Oct 26, 2026 | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Therese Mary Doering · Enrolled Agent (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: Desert Edge Tax and Accounting | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...options for you to provide us with your documents in lieu of dropping them off. Secure Portal - If you need to provide us with documents, we ask that you upload your documents to... | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Accessibility / Privacy Policy | /privacy | 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): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Software supported (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); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3).
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); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: business registry search.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Therese Mary Doering under the business name 'Desert Edge Tax and Accounting' in Goodyear, AZ. The record lists: Enrolled Agent. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. It does not prove service quality.
Data limitations
- 20 of 21 evidenced items come from Desert Edge Tax & Accounting's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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