Kim & Choi CPAs
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
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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