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← Back to Top 8 Bookkeepers Elsewhere in North Carolina (2026)Peggy James, CPA
Evidence Score 26/100 at 75% evidence coverage 5 of 8 on the North Carolina list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Quote only (stated)
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- Gusto
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person; states it prices by quote.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Peggy James, CPA | home page | |
| Website | https://www.peggyjamescpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Durham, NC | home page | |
| Phone | +19192389074 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...compensation calculation using RCReports Assistance with payroll setup on Gusto Bookkeeping cleanup: Starts at $1,000 Sales and use tax cleanup: Starts at $1,000 Tax resolution... | /pricing | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...2553 to the IRS Reasonable compensation calculation using RCReports Assistance with payroll setup on Gusto Bookkeeping cleanup: Starts at $1,000 Sales and use tax cleanup: Starts... | /pricing | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Software supported | Gusto | /pricing | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Margaret James · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Peggy James, CPA, PLLC | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Pricing approach published | Quote only (stated): "custom quote" | /pricing | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Peggy James, CPA | 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 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); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); 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: 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 Margaret James under the business name 'Peggy James, CPA, PLLC' in Durham, NC. 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 Peggy James, CPA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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