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← Back to Top 6 Bookkeepers in the Kalamazoo-Portage Area, MI (2026)Houser Cook Certified Public Accountants
Evidence Score 25/100 at 77% evidence coverage 6 of 6 on the Kalamazoo-Portage area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Ryan T. Cook) · 1101029513 · Michigan Board of Accountancy (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing licence list)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Houser Cook Certified Public Accountants | home page | |
| Website | https://housercook.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Portage, MI | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +12694888200 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...businesses, and estates & trusts C corporation, S corporation, partnership taxation Bookkeeping and payroll QuickBooks consulting General business consulting Education Bachelor of... | /our-team | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Income Tax Preparation Estate & Trust Accounting Assistance Estate & Trust Planning Payroll Services Houser Cook's payroll services can help you reduce the time spent on... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /our-team | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Ryan T. Cook) · 1101029513 · Michigan Board of Accountancy (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing licence list) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Jul 31, 2028 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Named contact / team | Ryan Cook, CPA | /our-team | 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 7 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); 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); 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): 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: Michigan Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Michigan lists an ACTIVE CPA license (Active) for RYAN T. COOK, the individual named on the firm's site, expiring 2028-07-31. An individual's license is not a CPA firm permit and does not verify the firm. 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
- 21 of 23 evidenced items come from Houser Cook Certified Public Accountants's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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