James & Springgate
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: James & Springgate Plc) · 1102002568 · Michigan Board of Accountancy (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing licence list)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: hospitality (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 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 | James & Springgate | home page | |
| Website | https://www.jscpas.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Kalamazoo, MI | home page | |
| Phone | +12693840219 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...services including financial statement reviews and compilations, accounting and bookkeeping assistance General business advisory services such as compensation planning... | /services | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...future. As such, at James & Springgate, PLC the traditional accounting services such as payroll processing and reporting, financial statement preparation, and income tax return... | /about | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...held business planning, tax consulting and compliance, accounting services including financial statement reviews and compilations and accounting assistance, and general business... | /about | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | hospitality | /staff-profiles | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /staff-profiles | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /staff-profiles | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: James & Springgate Plc) · 1102002568 · Michigan Board of Accountancy (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing licence list) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Jul 31, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...to match our clients' needs now and in the future. Individual Planning Services include: Personal budgeting and saving Income tax planning Education analysis planning... | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| 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 6 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); 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; Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); 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 firm license (Active) under this name, expiring 2027-07-31. 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
- 19 of 21 evidenced items come from James & Springgate's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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