Paul Gonzalez, CPA

Paso Robles, CA Website 765 words

Evidence Score 21/100 at 81% evidence coverage 31 of 31 on the California list How the score works

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?: None named on its website

1 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 1 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit7 of 40 pts, 40 checked

Independently verifiable qualifications6 of 20 pts, 14 checked

Operational + pricing transparency6 of 25 pts, 25 checked

Verified identity + continuity2 of 15 pts, 2 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 Paul Gonzalez, CPA's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
Claim	What the source shows	Source	Points
Business name	Paul Gonzalez, CPA	home page
Website	https://pasoroblescpa.com/	home page
Office locality	Paso Robles, CA	home page
Phone	+18052967750	home page
Offers bookkeeping	Documented: ...personalized service in income tax planning and compliance, business consulting, bookkeeping, and trust administration Paul is focused on assisting his clients with their tax...	home page
Payroll coordination	Documented: ...Selling a Business Estate & Trust Tax Preparation Financial Analysis IRS Representation Payroll Consultation Retirement Planning Sales Tax Services Tax Preparation & Planning...	/services	4 pts (max 4)
Local / remote model stated	Local	/tax-preparation-faqs	3 pts (max 3)
Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record	IRS preparer record for Paul R. Gonzalez · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Paul Gonzalez, CPA	IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026	6 pts (max 6)
Named contact / team	Paul Gonzalez, CPA	home page	3 pts (max 3)
Communication channel / process	Documented: ...at my office, send it to me via U.S. Mail, or you may upload the information to a secure portal through my website. If I have additional questions while I am preparing your tax...	/tax-preparation-faqs	3 pts (max 3)
Privacy / data-handling page	Documented: Accessibility / Privacy Policy	/privacy	2 pts (max 2)

Checked and not found

Not documented. Checked 5 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); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); 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).
Not verified. Searched California Board of Accountancy licensee file (DCA public licensee data) for CPA firm records named 'Paul Gonzalez, CPA'; individual CPA licences for 'Paul Gonzalez' 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: California 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 Paul R. Gonzalez under the business name 'Paul Gonzalez, CPA' in Paso Robles, CA. 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 Paul Gonzalez, CPA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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