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← Back to Top 11 Bookkeepers Elsewhere in Louisiana (2026)HJ Picou III Tax Service LLC
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?
- Local
- Software?
- None named on its website
1 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | HJ Picou III Tax Service LLC | home page | |
| Website | https://hjpicouiiitaxservice.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Houma, LA | home page | |
| Phone | +19858685002 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...of clients. We specialize in: Tax return filing and tax planning for individuals Bookkeeping and financial statements for small businesses Corporate tax and payroll return filing... | /about-us-and-our-staff | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...individuals Bookkeeping and financial statements for small businesses Corporate tax and payroll return filing The leader of our group is long-time practicioner Harry J. Picou III... | /about-us-and-our-staff | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...We specialize in: Tax return filing and tax planning for individuals Bookkeeping and financial statements for small businesses Corporate tax and payroll return filing The leader... | /about-us-and-our-staff | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /about-us-and-our-staff | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Harry Joseph Picou · Enrolled Agent (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: HJ Picou III Tax Service, LLC | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...payroll services for small business clients have been provided for many years. Services include: Set up and maintenance of all records, time card tabulations, withholdings of tax... | /our-services/payroll | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Harry J. Picou, EA | /about-us-and-our-staff | 3 pts (max 3) |
| 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); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); 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); 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; 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: business registry search.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Harry Joseph Picou under the business name 'HJ Picou III Tax Service, LLC' in Houma, LA. The record lists: Enrolled Agent. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. 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 HJ Picou III Tax Service LLC's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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