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Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service

Evidence Score 31/100 at 74% evidence coverage 6 of 9 on the Spokane-Spokane Valley 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?
Not stated on its website
Software?
QuickBooks Online

Who they say they serve: restaurants, contractors, ecommerce, retail, attorneys (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

1 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 3 of 5 core services.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit24 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency5 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 Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service home page
Website https://www.lighthousebts.com/ home page
Office locality Spokane Valley, WA home page
Phone +15099223008 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service | Helping to guide you to a safe harbor. Skip to main content 920 N... home page
AP / AR Documented: ...initiatives (e.g., business expansion, acquisition) as well as tactical plans (e.g., accounts receivable and accounts payable management). Professionally prepared financial... /services 4 pts (max 4)
Payroll coordination Documented: ...• Financial Statement Preparation • QuickBooks Services • Individual Consultation Payroll: Payroll Processing • Vacation, Sick, and Personal Day Accruals • Tax Reporting and... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...accumulation Services Small Business Accounting: Bookkeeping • Bank Reconciliation • Financial Statement Preparation • QuickBooks Services • Individual Consultation Payroll... home page 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) restaurants, contractors, ecommerce, retail, attorneys, consultants home page 5 pts (max 5)
Software supported QuickBooks Online home page 5 pts (max 5)
What is included / excluded Documented: ...financial planning . Read more about us >> Clients Some of the industries we’ve served include: Associations • Attorneys • Consultants • Contractors • Dealerships • Dentists •... home page 5 pts (max 5)
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); 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); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
  • Not verified. Searched Washington State Board of Accountancy open data (data.wa.gov pzcu-jpab firms, 6du3-3h9e CPAs) for CPA firm records named 'Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service' 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): 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); Communication channel / process (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: Washington State 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 21 evidenced items come from Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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