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← Back to Top 13 Bookkeepers in Boston Area (New Hampshire Part), NH (2026)GrottLuker & Co.
Evidence Score 44/100 at 100% evidence coverage 8 of 13 on the Boston area (New Hampshire part) list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: New Hampshire Secretary of State, status Good Standing, formed 2011
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Debra E. Grott) · 02545
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board; registered entity verified.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | GrottLuker & Co. | home page Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Website | https://grottluker.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Portsmouth, NH | home page | |
| Phone | +16039263679 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...before taxing authorities such as the IRS and state agencies. Accounting & Bookkeeping Providing weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual bookkeeping assistance and general... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: Accounting & Bookkeeping Providing weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual bookkeeping assistance and general accounting support that may be needed. | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations, assists clients with bookkeeping and payroll | /team-member/karen-lapalme Nov 6, 2026 | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /team-member/audrey-farrar Nov 6, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Debra E. Grott) · 02545 | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 25, 2026 expires Jun 30, 2028 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Named contact / team | Ellen Lavin, CPA | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...MBA Resources News Contact Facebook Instagram (603) 926-3679 (603) 766-1968 Pay Invoice Client Portal Home Services Tax Planning & Preparation General Accounting Wealth Management... | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: GROTTLUKER & CO., INC. · NH business ID 660610 · New Hampshire Secretary of State · Good Standing | State business registry Third-party Sep 25, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) | Formed 2011-10-17 (business creation date of a New Hampshire-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 25, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Oct 9, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 1 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-25 (Firm's own website): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); 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); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
- Not verified. Searched Xero's advisor directory for 'GrottLuker & Co., Accounting | Tax Planning | Advisory', 'GrottLuker & Co.' on 2026-09-25; no listing for this firm (Software advisor directory): Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6).
- Not verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for business name 'GrottLuker & Co.', 'GROTTLUKER & CO., INC.' in Portsmouth, NH on 2026-09-27: no matching preparer 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): CPA license active: NH OPLC license verification lists DEBRA E GROTT, Certified Public Accountant, number 02545, status Active, checked 2026-09-25. An individual's license, not a firm permit.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: New Hampshire Secretary of State, QuickStart business search lists GROTTLUKER & CO., INC. (NH business ID 660610), status Good Standing, checked 2026-09-25. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Operating 1+ year (registry formation date): The registry records 2011-10-17 as the business creation date of a New Hampshire-formed entity.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 20 of 26 evidenced items come from GrottLuker & Co.'s own website and are labelled self-reported.
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