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Jessup & Associates

Evidence Score 33/100 at 75% evidence coverage 7 of 8 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.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit14 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications8 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency11 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity0 of 15 pts, 2 checked

Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.

Evidence

Unless a row says otherwise, the source is the named page of Jessup & Associates's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
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)
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)
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); Reporting cadence stated (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); 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); 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.

Data limitations

  • 20 of 21 evidenced items come from Jessup & Associates's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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