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← Back to Top 28 Bookkeepers in the Detroit-Warren Area, MI (2026)Penn & Company
Evidence Score 34/100 at 77% evidence coverage 12 of 28 on the Detroit-Warren area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Michael J Penn) · 1101020878 · Michigan Board of Accountancy (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing licence list)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Penn & Company | home page | |
| Website | https://penncpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Dearborn, MI | home page | |
| Phone | +13132785320 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Penn & Company is here to help. Here are just some of the accounting services we offer. Bookkeeping General ledger Bank reconciliation Payroll processing Corporate tax planning... | /services | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...we are an Accounting firm. We can do everything from register your LLC to processing payroll for your hundreds of employees. Secondly, we process Tax returns. A lot of tax returns.... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...part of accounting and involves entering data into the company’s ledger and preparing financial statements. Bookkeeping focuses on the daily activity of the business and covers... | /services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /resources | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Michael J Penn) · 1101020878 · Michigan Board of Accountancy (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing licence list) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Jul 31, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Named contact / team | Michael J. Penn, CPA | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...your tax preparer. Don’t worry if you don’t live locally. Utilizing video chat and our secure portal system, our clients have the convenience of having their taxes prepared by the... | /services | 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); Industries served (documented) (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); 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); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Michigan Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Michigan lists an ACTIVE CPA license (Active) for MICHAEL J PENN, the individual named on the firm's site, expiring 2027-07-31. An individual's license is not a CPA firm permit and does not verify the firm. 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 Penn & Company's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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