PacStar Financial LLC
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
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: restaurants, construction, retail (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 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 | PacStar Financial LLC | home page | |
| Website | https://pacstarfinancial.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Olympia, WA | home page | |
| Phone | +13607541664 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...LLC - Small Business Accountant Olympia, WA Schedule your complimentary consultation Bookkeeping Accounting Payroll Tax Filings Business Procedural Financial Consulting Small... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Accountant Olympia, WA Schedule your complimentary consultation Bookkeeping Accounting Payroll Tax Filings Business Procedural Financial Consulting Small Business Bookkeeper in... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...Use our accounting expertise to put a financial expert in your corner! We can prepare financial statements (P/L), self-audit your books, help with tax planning and give you the... | /accounting-services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | restaurants, construction, retail | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Shari Diane Cox · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: PacStar Financial LLC | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 3 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); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (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 'PacStar Financial LLC -' 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); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
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 Shari Diane Cox under the business name 'PacStar Financial LLC' in Olympia, WA. The record lists: CPA. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. Its CPA entry is self-reported to the IRS and is not a state CPA license. It does not prove service quality.
Data limitations
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from PacStar Financial LLC's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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