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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

Evidence Score 65/100 at 71% evidence coverage How the score works

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

Documented services + buyer fit40 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 6 checked
Operational + pricing transparency21 of 25 pts, 21 checked
Verified identity + continuity4 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 Elite Accounting Services's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
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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