Moscato CPA
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: New York Department of State, status Active, formed 2025
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop
Who they say they serve: hospitality (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; registered entity verified.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Moscato CPA | home page | |
| Website | https://moscatocpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Buffalo, NY | home page | |
| Phone | +17168525400 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...areas of Western New York, making Moscato CPA an ideal accounting, tax planning, and bookkeeping partner for local small- to medium-sized businesses. Our firm consists principally... | /about | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...& Compilations Tax-Planning & Preparation Outsourced Accounting Business Consulting Payroll Processing Sales Tax Services Contact Moscato CPA Fill out the form below to request... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...of information and preparation of sales tax returns in an efficient and timely manner. Financial Statement Preparation Moscato CPA can assist you in the preparation of your... | /services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | hospitality | /about | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /about | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Named contact / team | James P. Moscato, CPA | /about | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: MOSCATO CPA LLP · NY DOS ID 7746994 · New York Department of State · Active | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 2025-10-30 (initial filing date of a New York-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy Policy | /privacy-policy | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 7 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); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
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); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
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.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: New York Department of State active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6) lists MOSCATO CPA LLP (NY DOS ID 7746994), status Active, checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 2025-10-30 as the initial filing date of a New York-formed entity.
Data limitations
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Moscato CPA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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