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RED CEDAR ADVISORY SERVICES

Evidence Score 35/100 at 77% evidence coverage 11 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: Red Cedar Advisory Services Llc) · 1102025796 · Michigan Board of Accountancy (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing licence list)
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: real estate, technology (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

1 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit15 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications8 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency8 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity4 of 15 pts, 4 checked

Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.

Evidence

Unless a row says otherwise, the source is the named page of RED CEDAR ADVISORY SERVICES's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name RED CEDAR ADVISORY SERVICES home page
Website https://www.redcedar.io/ home page
Office locality Royal Oak, MI home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...firm for 5 years. Instead of keeping my head down, just focusing on tax preparation, bookkeeping and consolidations, I felt like there was more to experience with accounting and... /about-us/our-team
Payroll coordination Documented: ...Controller and CFO services Bill paying Collecting and managing receivables Payroll transactions Budgeting Managing banking relationships Financial analysis and strategic... /services/accounting 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...understand investor expectations, lender requirements, and the necessity for accurate financial statements and accounting records. Accounting and Information Systems Our specialty... /services 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) real estate, technology /about-us/our-team 5 pts (max 5)
Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) CPA license active (individual: Red Cedar Advisory Services Llc) · 1102025796 · 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)
What is included / excluded Documented: ...share our experiences and plan for the future. Get Started Our Fund Administration Includes: Fund accounting Fund entity accounting Investor capital account management Distribution... /services/accounting 5 pts (max 5)
Named contact / team Experts Mike Schmansky, CEO /about-us/our-team 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 / Policy /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); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); 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; Phone; 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 firm license (Active) under this name, expiring 2027-07-31. 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

  • 19 of 21 evidenced items come from RED CEDAR ADVISORY SERVICES's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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