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Gorenz and Associates, Ltd.

Evidence Score 35/100 at 77% evidence coverage 3 of 10 on the Illinois list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
CPA firm permit active · 066005027 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (open data pzzh-kp68)
Publishes prices?
Not stated on its website
Local or remote?
Not stated on its website
Software?
QuickBooks

Who they say they serve: contractors, professional services, agriculture (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

2 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit20 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications8 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency5 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity2 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 Gorenz and Associates, Ltd.'s own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Gorenz and Associates, Ltd. home page
Website https://www.gorenzcpa.com/ home page
Office locality Peoria, IL home page
Phone +13096857621 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...Auditing and Consulting Agricultural Business Estate Administration and Planning Bookkeeping Services Payroll Services QuickBooks Support Tax Preparation --Select Service-- Audit... /services
Payroll coordination Documented: ...Agricultural Business Estate Administration and Planning Bookkeeping Services Payroll Services QuickBooks Support Tax Preparation --Select Service-- Audit and Accounting... /services 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...to us. The wide range of client accounting services we offer includes the following: Financial Statements We are able to prepare confidential financial statements on a monthly... /services 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) contractors, professional services, agriculture /about-us 5 pts (max 5)
Software supported QuickBooks /services 5 pts (max 5)
Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) CPA firm permit active · 066005027 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (open data pzzh-kp68) State accountancy board
Third-party
Sep 26, 2026
expires Nov 30, 2027
8 pts (max 8)
What is included / excluded Documented: ...in an ever-changing financial and regulatory environment. Our professional services include: Audit and Accounting Services Governmental Accounting and Auditing School District... /services 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 4 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); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (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 (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); 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: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation license search and business registry search.

  • Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Illinois lists an ACTIVE CPA firm permit (ACTIVE) under this name, expiring 2027-11-30. 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

  • 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Gorenz and Associates, Ltd.'s own website and are labelled self-reported.
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