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Keeping The Books

Evidence Score 36/100 at 77% evidence coverage 10 of 23 on the California list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
Not verified (searched the state board)
Publishes prices?
Publishes prices
Local or remote?
Local + remote
Software?
QuickBooks, Paychex

3 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 3 of 5 core services; publishes prices.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit22 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency12 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity2 of 15 pts, 4 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 Keeping The Books's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Keeping The Books home page
Website https://keepingthebooks.net/ home page
Office locality San Luis Obispo, CA home page
Phone +18055490002 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: Bookkeeping and Payroll Service Provider in Central Coast SMALL BUSINESS Bookkeeping Experts ON THE... home page
AP / AR Documented: ...Services, Bank Accounts, Credit Card Accounts, Point of Sale (Invoicing) Software, Bill Payment Services, and even your CPA at tax time! Your involvement will be limited to only... /remote-services.html 4 pts (max 4)
Payroll coordination Documented: Bookkeeping and Payroll Service Provider in Central Coast SMALL BUSINESS Bookkeeping Experts ON THE CENTRAL... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...services go far beyond typical bookkeeping to include budgets, cash flow forecasting & financial statement analysis. Keeping The Books strives to provide the very best value in... /about-us.html 6 pts (max 6)
Software supported QuickBooks, Paychex home page 5 pts (max 5)
Local / remote model stated Local + remote /remote-services.html 3 pts (max 3)
Pricing approach published Publishes prices: "$250 to $750 per month" home page 6 pts (max 6)
Named contact / team Adam Graves, Owner home page 3 pts (max 3)
Communication channel / process Documented: ...that our services will be the most efficient bookkeeping experience you have ever had. Dedicated Account Manager No member of our team has less than 15 years of experience as a... /remote-services.html 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 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); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); 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. Searched California Board of Accountancy licensee file (DCA public licensee data) for CPA firm records named 'Keeping The Books' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).

Searches that find nothing are not a mark against a firm. How we search.

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).

Check it yourself on the state's own records: California Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.

  • Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).

Data limitations

  • 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Keeping The Books's own website and are labelled self-reported.
  • No ratings or review counts are published here. Why.

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