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Kim & Choi CPAs

Evidence Score 42/100 at 74% evidence coverage 29 of 81 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: Kim & Choi Cpas, P.C.) · 9781 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file)
Publishes prices?
Not stated on its website
Local or remote?
Not stated on its website
Software?
QuickBooks

Who they say they serve: real estate, e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, medical (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

2 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 4 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit32 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications8 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency0 of 25 pts, 22 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 Kim & Choi CPAs's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Kim & Choi CPAs home page
Website https://www.kimchoicpas.com/ home page
Office locality Garden Grove, CA home page
Phone +17145396444 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...and ongoing business needs from startup through growth. Read More Accounting & Bookkeeping Organized, reliable financial records that support daily operations and financial... home page
Monthly bookkeeping Documented: ...of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He focuses on retained clients, overseeing their ongoing accounting, financial reporting, and year-round tax support. His role is centered on... /aboutus 8 pts (max 8)
AP / AR Documented: ...of financial statements to support internal review, planning, and reporting needs. Accounts Payable & Receivable Support Organization and tracking of accounts payable and... /accounting-bookkeeping 4 pts (max 4)
Payroll coordination Documented: ...and families with required filings and forward planning. ​ Read More Compliance Support Payroll, sales tax, and ongoing federal, state, and local filing support to help manage... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...to detail, while also providing strategic tax advisory support-including in-depth financial statement reviews-that clients value for its precision, reliability, and consistently... /aboutus 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) real estate, e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, medical, professional services, technology home page 5 pts (max 5)
Software supported QuickBooks /accounting-bookkeeping 5 pts (max 5)
Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) CPA license active (individual: Kim & Choi Cpas, P.C.) · 9781 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file) State accountancy board
Third-party
Sep 26, 2026
expires Nov 30, 2026
8 pts (max 8)
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 7 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Catch-up / cleanup (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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); 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); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); 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.

  • Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): California lists an ACTIVE CPA firm license (Active) under this name, expiring 2026-11-30. 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 21 evidenced items come from Kim & Choi CPAs's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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