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← Back to Top 34 Bookkeepers in the Phoenix-Mesa Area, AZ (2026)Hockett Tax & Resolution Services
Evidence Score 55/100 at 75% evidence coverage 5 of 34 on the Phoenix-Mesa area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Other fees only, no monthly price
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks Online
Who they say they serve: real estate (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 of 5 core services; publishes prices.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Hockett Tax & Resolution Services | home page Oct 7, 2026 | |
| Website | http://hocketttax.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Peoria, AZ | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page Oct 7, 2026 | |
| Phone | +16232573048 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...or start the business. Most tax damage cannot be undone after the fact. Learn more → Bookkeeping Categorized, reconciled books that feed straight into your return - so tax time is... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...included Titanium $500 per month $500 one-time setup Everything in Platinum, plus monthly bookkeeping and full-service payroll. What's included Compare all six side by side Why... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Catch-up / cleanup | Documented: ...years behind. Is that a problem? It is common and it is fixable. We will quote the catch-up work separately from the monthly fee so you can see what you are paying for. Will you... | /bookkeeping | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: Tax Prep, Planning & Payroll | Hockett Tax, Peoria AZ Peoria, AZ & Baldwin County, AL · Mon-Fri 9am-3pm • AZ (623)... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Industries served (documented) | real estate | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Online | /bookkeeping | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | /contact | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Pricing approach published | Publishes prices: "$40 per month" | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...your return actually is. Preparation, planning calls and the secure portal are included in every one. Step 03 Upload once, then call before you act Documents go in the portal as... | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...and the payroll accounts you will need - not just a filing receipt. Learn more → How it works Three steps, and then it runs on rails Most people arrive with a shoebox of receipts... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Named contact / team | Agent Jeff Hockett, Enrolled Agent | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...AZ & Baldwin County, AL · Mon-Fri 9am-3pm • AZ (623) 257-3048 • AL (251) 202-9789 • Secure client portal • Book an appointment Enrolled Agent-led · Peoria, Arizona Filing your... | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy policy | /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): AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4).
- Not verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for business name 'Hockett Tax & Resolution Services' in Peoria, AZ 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): 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.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 21 of 23 evidenced items come from Hockett Tax & Resolution Services's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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