Lavorato & Darling
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: John Emil Lavorato) · 28710 · 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: professional services (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 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 | Lavorato & Darling | home page | |
| Website | https://www.landdcpas.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Salinas, CA | /contact | |
| Phone | +18314229083 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...She is, also, knowledgeable in the firm's own accounting software package, Client Bookkeeping Solution. Pam has been very active in the community serving on the Salinas Chamber of... | /about-us | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting Bookkeeping/Write-up IRS Representation Payroll Services Cash Flow and Budgeting Analysis Business Valuation Accounting Services... | /services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...basic tax management and accounting services to more in-depth services such as audits, financial statements, and financial planning. Lavorato & Darling, Inc. is one of the leading... | /about-us | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | professional services | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: John Emil Lavorato) · 28710 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Mar 31, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...in an ever-changing financial and regulatory environment. Our professional services include: Tax Management Services Assurance and Advisory Services Estate and Trust Planning and... | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | John Lavorato, CPA | /about-us | 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 4 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); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); 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); 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 license (Active) for JOHN EMIL LAVORATO, the individual named on the firm's site, expiring 2027-03-31. An individual's license is not a CPA firm permit and does not verify the firm. 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
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Lavorato & Darling's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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