Maxwell Shmerler & Co
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not found in the state registry search
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- None named on its website
0 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 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 | Maxwell Shmerler & Co | home page | |
| Website | http://www.msco-cpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | White Plains, NY | home page | |
| Phone | +19146810400 | /contact.htm | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...include: Financial Statement Preparation (compilation) Tax Planning and Preparation Bookkeeping Services Payroll Services Audits Reviews Sucession Planning Retirement planning... | /service.html | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Statement Preparation (compilation) Tax Planning and Preparation Bookkeeping Services Payroll Services Audits Reviews Sucession Planning Retirement planning Technology Consulting... | /service.html | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...but to plan for those results. We provide myriad services for business. These include: Financial Statement Preparation (compilation) Tax Planning and Preparation Bookkeeping... | /service.html | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...a Roth IRA maintained by the same trustee. Qualified distributions from a Roth IRA are not included in income. These are distributions made after the five-year period beginning... | /retirement.html | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Ford Levy, CPA | /about.htm | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy | /privacy.htm | 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): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Software supported (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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Not verified. Searched New York Department of State active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6) for 'Maxwell Shmerler & Co' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State business registry): Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
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; Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Public 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
- 20 of 23 evidenced items come from Maxwell Shmerler & Co's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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