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Northwest CPA Group, PLLC

Evidence Score 36/100 at 77% evidence coverage 2 of 6 on the Kennewick-Richland area list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
CPA firm permit active · WA firm 4745 · Washington State Board of Accountancy (open data pzcu-jpab / 6du3-3h9e)
Publishes prices?
Not stated on its website
Local or remote?
Not stated on its website
Software?
QuickBooks

Who they say they serve: construction, agriculture, real estate, healthcare, manufacturing (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

2 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit20 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications8 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency6 of 25 pts, 25 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 Northwest CPA Group, PLLC's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Northwest CPA Group, PLLC home page
Website https://www.nwcpagroup.com/ home page
Office locality Richland, WA home page
Phone +15097351300 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...at numbers, but want to be a resource that tells you where risks and opportunities lay. Bookkeeping & Accounting We provide expert accounting, bookkeeping and CFO accounting... home page
Payroll coordination Documented: ...We have the resources to provide financial statement preparation, bookkeeping, payroll and accounting system setup. We believe that with streamlined and effective... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...accounting, bookkeeping and CFO accounting services. We have the resources to provide financial statement preparation, bookkeeping, payroll and accounting system setup. We believe... home page 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) construction, agriculture, real estate, healthcare, manufacturing /about-us/meet-the-team 5 pts (max 5)
Software supported QuickBooks /about-us/meet-the-team 5 pts (max 5)
Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) CPA firm permit active · WA firm 4745 · Washington State Board of Accountancy (open data pzcu-jpab / 6du3-3h9e) State accountancy board
Third-party
Sep 26, 2026
expires Jun 30, 2028
8 pts (max 8)
Named contact / team Don Persinger, CPA /about-us/meet-the-team 3 pts (max 3)
Communication channel / process Documented: ...WA NORTHWEST CPA GROUP PLLC EXPERT Tax, FINANCIAL, & CONSULTING Services Let's Talk Client Portal Looking to work with us? Fill out our New Client Form and one of our experts will... home page 3 pts (max 3)
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): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); 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); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).

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); 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.

  • Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Washington lists an ACTIVE CPA firm permit under this name, expiring 2028-06-30. 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

  • 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Northwest CPA Group, PLLC's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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