Elite Accounting Services
Commercial disclosure: Elite Accounting Services is a Pleiades Consultancy client and receives this separate Featured placement. This does not affect its score or organic position. Disclosures
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Quote only (stated)
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: churches (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 5 of 5 core services; states it prices by quote.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Elite Accounting Services | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | |
| Website | https://www.eliteaccountingfs.com/ | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | |
| Office locality | Greenville, NC | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | |
| Phone | +12529163278 | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: Bookkeeping: general ledger management ... financial reporting (monthly, quarterly, yearly) | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Catch-up / cleanup | Documented: QuickBooks setup, cleanup and support | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| AP / AR | Documented: accounts payable and receivable | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: Payroll Services: full-service payroll processing | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: financial reporting (monthly, quarterly, yearly) | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | churches | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Pricing approach published | Quote only (stated): "Get a free Quote" | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: What payroll processing includes The full scope, in plain terms. Ask about any one of these on its own or all of them together. | /services/payroll-processing | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: financial reporting (monthly, quarterly, yearly) | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Named contact / team | Michael Hayes, Owner | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: Client Portal Login (TaxDome) | Firm-supplied record Self-reported Sep 4, 2026 | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Sep 25, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy Policy | /privacy | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not verified. Searched Xero's advisor directory for 'Elite Accounting Services' on 2026-09-25; no listing for this firm (Software advisor directory): Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (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): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); 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: 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 Elite Accounting Services's own website and are labelled self-reported.
- No ratings or review counts are published here. Why.
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