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← Back to Top 15 Bookkeepers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake Area, VA (2026)Heritage Income Tax Service
Evidence Score 31/100 at 78% evidence coverage 12 of 15 on the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Virginia State Corporation Commission, status Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11), formed 2001
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- None named on its website
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 of 5 core services; 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 | Heritage Income Tax Service | home page | |
| Website | https://heritagetax.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Portsmouth, VA | home page | |
| Phone | +17574887232 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...we provide IRS and Virginia tax audit representation and tax audit assistance, bookkeeping services, and payroll services. Your Best Choice for Income Tax Preparation Services in... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Preparation Service Portsmouth | Income Tax Preparation Services, Bookeeping Service, Payroll Service, Audits - IRS Enrolled Agents Portsmouth VA | Heritage Income Tax Service... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /contact-us | 3 pts (max 3) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...through Heritage Income Tax Service, Inc. We offer the following Services all included in our low monthly fee: Weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly paydays. Directly deposit at... | /virginia-payroll-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Len Boush, President | /about-us | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...method of sending documents to you or getting documents from you? YES! We offer a secure portal for that very purpose. We provide you with a user name and password so that only you... | /faq | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: Heritage Income Tax Service, Inc. · VA SCC ID 05679089 · Virginia State Corporation Commission · Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 2001-11-27 (incorporation/formation date of a Virginia-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy | /privacy | 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); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4).
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); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Virginia Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Virginia State Corporation Commission entity tables (data.virginia.gov) lists Heritage Income Tax Service, Inc. (VA SCC ID 05679089), status Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 2001-11-27 as the incorporation/formation date of a Virginia-formed entity.
Data limitations
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Heritage Income Tax Service's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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