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← Back to Top 3 Bookkeepers in the Charleston-North Charleston Area, SC (2026)Gold Star Business Services
Evidence Score 24/100 at 75% evidence coverage 2 of 3 on the Charleston-North Charleston 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?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
1 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Gold Star Business Services | home page | |
| Website | https://goldstarbusinessservices.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Mt Pleasant, SC | home page | |
| Phone | +18436964735 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Gold Star Business Services | Bookkeeping Service in Mt Pleasant, SC Skip to content MAKE IT EASIER TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS STAY... | home page | |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...needs of small to mid-size businesses. Elaine’s professional background includes Accounts Receivable Supervisor, Accounts Payable Supervisor, Payroll and HR Supervisor, Office... | /about | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Foster your company’s growth by trusting bookkeeping to talented professionals. Payroll Services We can help with incorporating your business, developing business structures... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...a bookkeeping specialist for 14 years at a leading CPA firm. Elaine Domin's Credentials Include: South Carolina Notary Public Advanced Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor National... | /about | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: ...will take care of everything. We use QuickBooks to complete direct deposits and file quarterly reports for you. Our payroll system automates payroll processing, making everything... | /payroll-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| 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 8 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); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
- Not verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for 'Gold Star Business Services LLC' in MT PLEASANT, SC on 2026-09-27: the one matching preparer record lists no CPA, EA, attorney or ERPA credential and no Annual Filing Season Program record (IRS preparer records): Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record (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): 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).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: South Carolina 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
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Gold Star Business Services's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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