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← Back to Top 24 Bookkeepers in the San Diego-Chula Vista Area, CA (2026)Launch CPA
Evidence Score 42/100 at 80% evidence coverage 12 of 24 on the San Diego-Chula Vista 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?
- Other fees only, no monthly price
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- None named on its website
1 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 4 of 5 core services; publishes a starting price.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Launch CPA | home page | |
| Website | https://launchcpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | San Diego, CA | home page | |
| Phone | +16196637275 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Launch CPA - San Diego Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, Financial Consulting Skip to content Focus On What's Important Your Business... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...Dedicated finance expert Cash basis bookkeeping P&L Balance sheet Cash flow statements Monthly reconciliations Email support $1200+ Monthly Dedicated finance expert Accrual basis... | /pricing | 8 pts (max 8) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...basis accounting P&L Balance sheet Cash flow statements Monthly reconciliations Limited A/P and A/R services Payroll processing up to 5 employees Email and phone support Monthly... | /pricing | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Balance sheet Cash flow statements Monthly reconciliations Limited A/P and A/R services Payroll processing up to 5 employees Email and phone support Monthly virtual meeting to... | /pricing | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...Bookkeeping $500+ Monthly Dedicated finance expert Cash basis bookkeeping P&L Balance sheet Cash flow statements Monthly reconciliations Email support $1200+ Monthly Dedicated... | /pricing | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Pricing approach published | Publishes a starting price: "Starting at $300+" | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: Dedicated finance expert Accrual basis accounting P&L Balance sheet Cash flow statements Monthly reconciliations Limited A/P and A/R services Payroll processing up to 5 employees... | /pricing Oct 10, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: Includes one monthly advisory session with CPA to discuss financials | /pricing Oct 10, 2026 | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: Email and phone support Monthly virtual meeting to review financials | /pricing Oct 10, 2026 | 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 7 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Onboarding described (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 'Launch CPA' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
- Not verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for 'Launch CPA' in San Diego, CA on 2026-09-27: the one matching preparer record lists no CPA, EA, attorney or ERPA credential and no Annual Filing Season Program record (IRS preparer records): Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record (0 pts, max 6).
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); Named contact / team (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: 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
- 19 of 22 evidenced items come from Launch CPA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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