Raymond H Best, PC, CPA
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not found in the state registry search
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: nonprofits, churches, healthcare (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Raymond H Best, PC, CPA | home page | |
| Website | https://www.raybestcpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Hurst, TX | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | /church-accounting-services.htm | |
| Phone | +18172473878 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...we've worked with a number of churches like yours, so we understand the accounting and bookkeeping needs of religious groups. We offer churches the financial oversight to... | /church-accounting-services.htm | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Obtaining federal ID (EIN) Drafting IRS-recommended policies State registration Payroll tax account registration and setup Sales tax exemption application Accounting system... | /nonprofit-startup-services.htm | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...ovesight Accounting records cleanup Outsourced CFO services Compilations and reviews of financial statements Financial reporting Accounting system setup Internal controls... | /church-accounting-services.htm | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | nonprofits, churches, healthcare | /about-us.htm | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /nonprofit-startup-services.htm | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | /church-accounting-services.htm | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Named contact / team | Now Nonprofit, 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) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy | /privacy.htm | 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); 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).
- Not verified. Searched Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, active franchise taxpayer data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm) for 'Raymond H Best, PC, CPA' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State business registry): Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
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): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 21 of 24 evidenced items come from Raymond H Best, PC, CPA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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