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← Back to Top 7 Bookkeepers in the Stockton-Lodi Area, CA (2026)DOUGHERTY CPAs, Inc.
Evidence Score 37/100 at 74% evidence coverage 2 of 7 on the Stockton-Lodi area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Dougherty Cpas, Inc.) · 5361 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | DOUGHERTY CPAs, Inc. | home page | |
| Website | http://doughertycpas.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Stockton, CA | home page | |
| Phone | +12094761111 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...maximum success and profitability in your business certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor for bookkeeping specializing in S corporation and business tax planning and preparation tax... | home page | |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...can provide as many of the following services as you want: Paying bills and managing accounts payable. Handling all payroll functions, including quarterly and annual payroll tax... | /bookkeeping.html | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: Bookkeeping Payroll Services Dougherty CPAs Stockton CA Accountants Bookkeeping Services Get bookkeeping... | /bookkeeping.html | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...your taxes at a minimum satisfying recordkeeping and report filing requirements using financial statements to make smart business decisions achieving maximum success and... | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Dougherty Cpas, Inc.) · 5361 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Feb 29, 2028 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...associations and service clubs, as well other CPAs. His professional affiliations include: California Society of Certified Public Accountants Institute of Business Appraisers... | /profile.html | 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 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); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (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; Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); 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.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): California lists an ACTIVE CPA firm license (Active) under this name, expiring 2028-02-29. It does not prove service quality.
- 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 DOUGHERTY CPAs, Inc.'s own website and are labelled self-reported.
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