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← Back to Top 109 Bookkeepers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach Area, CA (2026)Keystone CPA, Inc.
Evidence Score 36/100 at 83% evidence coverage 66 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?
- Not verified (searched the state board)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- None named on its website
Who they say they serve: real estate, retail, professional services, manufacturing (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
1 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 of 5 core services; 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 | Keystone CPA, Inc. | home page | |
| Website | https://www.keystonecpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Fullerton, CA | /Contact-Us | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +17142516861 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...in Accounting from Oklahoma City University. She loves taking care of accounting and bookkeeping details so that business owners have all the information they need to make... | /About-Us | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...bookkeeping each year? The planning does not include annual filing of tax returns nor monthly bookkeeping. Both services are available for a separate fee. To ensure optimal tax... | /services | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Industries served (documented) | real estate, retail, professional services, manufacturing | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Matthew Macfarland · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Keystone CPA, Inc. | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...answered What people ask us most about tax planning and working with Keystone CPA. How it works Process, pricing, and what to expect + What is the difference between tax... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Named contact / team | Does Keystone, CPA | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: From tax return reviews to unlimited private tax advisory calls and emails, we will develop a personalized tax savings plan | /services Oct 27, 2026 | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Oct 6, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy | /pages/privacy-policy | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 5 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Payroll coordination (0 pts, max 4); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4).
- Not verified. Searched California Board of Accountancy licensee file (DCA public licensee data) for CPA firm records named 'Keystone CPA, Inc.'; individual CPA licences for 'Does Keystone' 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): 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).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: California Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Matthew Macfarland under the business name 'Keystone CPA, Inc.' in Fullerton, 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.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 21 of 24 evidenced items come from Keystone CPA, Inc.'s own website and are labelled self-reported.
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