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← Back to Top 21 Bookkeepers in the Nashville-Murfreesboro Area, TN (2026)Parks & Company
Evidence Score 40/100 at 75% evidence coverage 7 of 21 on the Nashville-Murfreesboro area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: professional services (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
1 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 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 | Parks & Company | home page | |
| Website | https://parksandcompany.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Smyrna, TN | home page | |
| Phone | +16154598248 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...with accounting, leaving them free to direct their energy to their patrons. Our bookkeeping department will structure its service around your individual needs. What Makes Us... | home page | |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...donations, salaries, postage, rent... Balance Sheet with specific categories like cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable... Functional Expense Statement with all the expenses... | /public-cpa-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...in January of 2020. She is responsible for processing tax returns, bookkeeping and payroll along with administrative responsibilities. She received her Bachelor of Science degree... | /our-team | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...preserve long-term relationships and encourages referrals. Joel enjoys interpreting financial statements and developing with clients plans to minimize their tax and fully... | /our-team | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | professional services | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Joel David Parks · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Parks & Company CPAs, PC | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...service corporations and partnerships as well as the sole proprietor. Our Client Base Includes: Retail sales Trucking Mechanics Rental real estate - commercial and individual... | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Joel Parks, CPA | /our-team | 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 6 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); 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); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
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); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Tennessee State Board of Accountancy license 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 Joel David Parks under the business name 'Parks & Company CPAs, PC' in Smyrna, TN. 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.
- 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 Parks & Company's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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