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← Back to Top 37 Bookkeepers in the Newark-Jersey City Area, NJ (2026)Joseph A. Cannova, CPA, CFP®
Evidence Score 29/100 at 80% evidence coverage 27 of 37 on the Newark-Jersey City area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Joseph A Cannova Cpa Cfp) · 20CB00671400 · New Jersey State Board of Accountancy (Division of Consumer Affairs bulk roster)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- None named on its website
1 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
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Joseph A. Cannova, CPA, CFP® | home page | |
| Website | https://www.jcannova.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Toms River, NJ | home page | |
| Phone | +17322403915 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Products & Services Our Products & Services Accounting & Tax Preparation: Accounting & Bookkeeping Services Individual & Business Income Tax Returns Estate, Gift & Trust Income Tax... | /p/our-products-and-services | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Income Tax Returns Estate, Gift & Trust Income Tax Returns Tax Planning Consultation Payroll Services & Sales Tax Preparation Business Start Up & Counsel Financial Products &... | /p/our-products-and-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...clients which include, but are not limited to, tax return preparation, preparation of financial statements, resolving IRS and State tax issues, and everyday tasks such as payroll... | /team/christine-schigotzki Oct 2, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Joseph A Cannova Cpa Cfp) · 20CB00671400 · New Jersey State Board of Accountancy (Division of Consumer Affairs bulk roster) | 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 Joseph A. Cannova · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Joseph A. Cannova, CPA CFP | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Joseph A. Cannova, CPA | home page | 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 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); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); 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); 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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: business registry search.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): New Jersey lists an ACTIVE CPA firm registration (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 Joseph A. Cannova under the business name 'Joseph A. Cannova, CPA CFP' in Toms River, NJ. 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.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 19 of 22 evidenced items come from Joseph A. Cannova, CPA, CFP®'s own website and are labelled self-reported.
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