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← Back to Top 81 Bookkeepers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach Area, CA (2026)Lighthouse Consultants
Evidence Score 42/100 at 77% evidence coverage 27 of 81 on the Los Angeles-Long Beach 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?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: construction, real estate, manufacturing (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 4 of 5 core services.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Lighthouse Consultants | home page | |
| Website | https://www.lighthouse-cpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Arcadia, CA | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +16264475342 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Representation 02｜Income Tax Preparation 03｜Payroll Compliance 04｜Sales Tax Efile 05｜Bookkeeping 06｜CFO Service 07｜Quickbooks Advisory 08｜Set Up Books Book your free consultation... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...and clean up your existing books to ensure your records are accurate and ready for ongoing accounting. With your books properly set up, you’ll have a clearer picture of your... | /copy-of-quickbooks-advisory | 8 pts (max 8) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ... For business owners, bookkeeping can include: Recording income and expenses Managing accounts payable and receivable Reconciling bank and credit card accounts Tracking business... | /copy-of-sales-tax | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...15-minute consultation. LEARN MORE 01｜Audit Representation 02｜Income Tax Preparation 03｜Payroll Compliance 04｜Sales Tax Efile 05｜Bookkeeping 06｜CFO Service 07｜Quickbooks Advisory... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...help auditors obtain evidence and support their conclusions about whether the financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with the applicable accounting framework.... | /about-4 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | construction, real estate, manufacturing | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /copy-of-cfo-service | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...strategy, and decision-making. What can Lighthouse Consultants offer? Our CFO Services include: Financial planning and forecasting Cash flow management Budgeting and financial... | /copy-of-bookkeeping | 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 8 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); 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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
- Not verified (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
Not verified (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): 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.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 21 of 23 evidenced items come from Lighthouse Consultants's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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