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← Back to Top 11 Bookkeepers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley Area, WA (2026)Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service
Evidence Score 37/100 at 80% evidence coverage 7 of 11 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; IRS preparer record found for a named person.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service | home page Nov 13, 2026 | |
| 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) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Steven Millard · Annual Filing Season Program record (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| 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); Communication channel / process (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: Washington State Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Steven Millard under the business name 'Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service' in Spokane Valley, WA. The record lists: Annual Filing Season Program record. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. 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 22 evidenced items come from Lighthouse Bookkeeping & Tax Service's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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