JL CPA & CO

Irvine, CA Website 801 words

Evidence Score 32/100 at 81% evidence coverage 83 of 109 on the Los Angeles-Long Beach area list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?: Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?: CPA license active (individual: Jl Cpa & Co, Inc.) · 7657 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file)
Publishes prices?: Not stated on its website
Local or remote?: Local
Software?: None named on its website

2 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board; IRS preparer record found for a named person.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit13 of 40 pts, 40 checked

Independently verifiable qualifications14 of 20 pts, 14 checked

Operational + pricing transparency3 of 25 pts, 25 checked

Verified identity + continuity2 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 JL CPA & CO's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
Claim	What the source shows	Source	Points
Business name	JL CPA & CO	home page Nov 11, 2026
Website	https://jlcpaco.com/	home page
Office locality	Irvine, CA	home page
Phone	+19493336095	home page
Offers bookkeeping	Documented: JL CPA & CO Irvine Bookkeeping and Tax - JL CPA & CO Small business CPA serving Irvine and all of Orange County Tax...	home page
Payroll coordination	Documented: ...Audit Representation Accounting Services Accounting for Businesses Bookkeeping and Payroll Services Financial Statements CFO Service Consulting Services New Business Formation...	/our-services	4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting	Documented: ...Accounting Services Accounting for Businesses Bookkeeping and Payroll Services Financial Statements CFO Service Consulting Services New Business Formation (Corp, LLC & Non-Profit)...	/our-services	6 pts (max 6)
Local / remote model stated	Local	home page Oct 28, 2026	3 pts (max 3)
Active CPA firm or individual license (state board)	CPA license active (individual: Jl Cpa & Co, Inc.) · 7657 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file)	State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Dec 31, 2027	8 pts (max 8)
Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record	IRS preparer record for Jenny Solip Lee · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: JL CPA & CO, INC.	IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026	6 pts (max 6)
Named contact / team	Trusted Irvine Korean, CPA	home page	3 pts (max 3)
Privacy / data-handling page	Documented: Privacy Policy	/privacy-policy	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): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Software supported (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).

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: California Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.

Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): California lists an ACTIVE CPA firm license (Active) under this name, expiring 2027-12-31. 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 Jenny Solip Lee under the business name 'JL CPA & CO, INC.' in Irvine, CA. The record lists: CPA. 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 JL CPA & CO's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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