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← Back to Top 12 Bookkeepers in the North Port-Bradenton Area, FL (2026)Piper Hawkins & Company
Evidence Score 52/100 at 86% evidence coverage 3 of 12 on the North Port-Bradenton area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Florida Division of Corporations, status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10), formed 1989
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA firm permit active · AD11489 · Florida Board of Accountancy (DBPR public records download)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: real estate, medical, retail, professional services, manufacturing (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
4 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board; registered entity verified.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Piper Hawkins & Company | home page | |
| Website | https://piperhawkins.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Sarasota, FL | home page | |
| Phone | +19413661040 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...for the most simple or complex situations. Financial Statement Compilation & Review Bookkeeping Payroll Tax Compliance W-2 and 1099 Preparation Tangible Property Tax Preparation... | /services/accounting-services | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...most simple or complex situations. Financial Statement Compilation & Review Bookkeeping Payroll Tax Compliance W-2 and 1099 Preparation Tangible Property Tax Preparation Sales &... | /services/accounting-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...a complete range of accounting services for the most simple or complex situations. Financial Statement Compilation & Review Bookkeeping Payroll Tax Compliance W-2 and 1099... | /services/accounting-services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | real estate, medical, retail, professional services, manufacturing | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /services/accounting-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /about | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA firm permit active · AD11489 · Florida Board of Accountancy (DBPR public records download) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Dec 31, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...transaction. Our professionals have earned these accreditations: Our Valuation Services Include: Prepare formal valuation reports Analysis and review of opposing expert’s report... | /services/business-valuation-consulting | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Michael W. Hawkins, CPA | /team | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: PIPER, HAWKINS & COMPANY, P.A. · FL document no. L16401 · Florida Division of Corporations · Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 1989-09-18 (file date of the formation filing of a Florida-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: use of cookies | /privacy-policy | 2 pts (max 2) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 8 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); 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).
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); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Florida lists an ACTIVE CPA firm permit (Current) under this name, expiring 2027-12-31. It does not prove service quality.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) corporate data file lists PIPER, HAWKINS & COMPANY, P.A. (FL document no. L16401), status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 1989-09-18 as the file date of the formation filing of a Florida-formed entity.
Data limitations
- 20 of 23 evidenced items come from Piper Hawkins & Company's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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