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← Back to Top 10 Bookkeepers in the Wilmington Area, DE (2026)Jessup & Associates
Evidence Score 43/100 at 81% evidence coverage 3 of 10 on the Wilmington area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA firm permit active · CF-0000589 · Delaware Division of Professional Regulation (open data pjnv-eaih)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: professional services (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board; 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 | Jessup & Associates | home page | |
| Website | https://www.jessup-associates.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Wilmington, DE | /about-us | |
| Phone | +13024758480 | /about-us | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Representation Entity Selection and Restructuring Payroll Services Accounting Services Bookkeeping/Write-up QuickBooks Accounting Help and Assistance --Select Service-- Tax... | /services | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...include: Tax Management Services IRS Representation Entity Selection and Restructuring Payroll Services Accounting Services Bookkeeping/Write-up QuickBooks Accounting Help and... | /services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Industries served (documented) | professional services | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA firm permit active · CF-0000589 · Delaware Division of Professional Regulation (open data pjnv-eaih) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Jun 30, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Susanna Christina Jessup · Enrolled Agent (on the IRS record) · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Jessup & Associates, PA | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...in an ever-changing financial and regulatory environment. Our professional services include: Tax Management Services IRS Representation Entity Selection and Restructuring Payroll... | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: monthly reviews provide you with up-to-date information and feedback about your business | /services Sep 29, 2026 | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Named contact / team | Susanna C. Jessup, founder | /about-us | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...and past tax rates? Find the answers here. Client Login Click here to login to the client portal. IRS Forms View and download the forms you need | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 4 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); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); 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); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Delaware Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Delaware lists an ACTIVE CPA firm permit (Active) under this name, expiring 2027-06-30. It does not prove service quality.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Susanna Christina Jessup under the business name 'Jessup & Associates, PA' in Wilmington, DE. The record lists: CPA, Enrolled Agent. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. Its CPA entry is self-reported to the IRS and is not a state CPA license. It does not prove service quality.
Data limitations
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Jessup & Associates's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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