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← Back to Top 8 Bookkeepers in the Sioux Falls Area, SD (2026)Pearl Accounting
Evidence Score 31/100 at 83% evidence coverage 4 of 8 on the Sioux Falls area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA firm permit active · SD firm permit (register lists no number) · South Dakota Board of Accountancy (annual register)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- None named on its website
Who they say they serve: restaurants, construction, nonprofits, retail, manufacturing (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
1 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board; 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 | Pearl Accounting | home page | |
| Website | https://pearlcpafirm.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Sioux Falls, SD | home page | |
| Phone | +16053013177 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...tax planning & sales taxes. Accounting Services We can assist with managing payroll, bookkeeping, 1099 & W-2 prep. Business Valuations We are certified in business valuation with... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...strategic tax planning & sales taxes. Accounting Services We can assist with managing payroll, bookkeeping, 1099 & W-2 prep. Business Valuations We are certified in business... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Industries served (documented) | restaurants, construction, nonprofits, retail, manufacturing | /about | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA firm permit active · SD firm permit (register lists no number) · South Dakota Board of Accountancy (annual register) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Jolene L. Kranz · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Pearl Accounting, LLC | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Jolene Kranz, CPA | /about | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...300 N Dakota Ave #602 Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Facebook-f Linkedin Client Organizer Client Portal Make a Payment | /contact | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Nov 10, 2026 | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 4 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); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); 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); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): South Dakota lists an ACTIVE CPA firm permit (listed on the 2025 annual register) under this name. It does not prove service quality.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Jolene L. Kranz under the business name 'Pearl Accounting, LLC' in Sioux Falls, SD. 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 23 evidenced items come from Pearl Accounting's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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