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← Back to Top 7 Bookkeepers in the Lakeland-Winter Haven Area, FL (2026)Ring Tax Accounting & Advisory
Evidence Score 65/100 at 86% evidence coverage 1 of 7 on the Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 2025
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified (searched the state board)
- Publishes prices?
- Publishes prices
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks Online, Xero, ADP, Stripe
Who they say they serve: restaurants, contractors, real estate, medical (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
4 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 of 5 core services; publishes prices; 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 | Ring Tax Accounting & Advisory | home page | |
| Website | https://ringtaxes.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Lakeland, FL | home page | |
| Phone | +18633708115 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...to make. Ring Tax is a single firm for every financial move: preparation, planning, bookkeeping, payroll, entity structuring, and IRS representation. Schedule a consultation →... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...Year-round strategy so April is uneventful, never expensive. Read the brief → 03 Recurring Bookkeeping Monthly close, reconciliation and a clean QuickBooks file. Read the brief →... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Tax is a single firm for every financial move: preparation, planning, bookkeeping, payroll, entity structuring, and IRS representation. Schedule a consultation → Explore the firm... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...so April is uneventful, never expensive. Read the brief → 03 Recurring Bookkeeping Monthly close, reconciliation and a clean QuickBooks file. Read the brief → 04 Recurring Payroll... | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | restaurants, contractors, real estate, medical | /services/bookkeeping | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Online, Xero, ADP, Stripe | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /services/bookkeeping | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Pricing approach published | Publishes prices: "$675 a month" | /services/bookkeeping | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...W-2 and 1099-NEC By Jan 31 Form 941 · Form 940 · Florida RT-6 · W-2 and 1099-NEC // 02 What's included ✓ Payroll on your schedule (weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly) with... | /services/payroll | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...diagnostic and approved before any work starts. Never inside a package, never hourly. How it works: one annual fee, half paid at engagement and half before your return is filed.... | /services/bookkeeping | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Named contact / team | Cody Ring, Founder | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...Ring Tax · Advisory About Services ▾ Pricing Resources ▾ Tools ▾ Contact (863) 370-8115 Client Portal → New Client · Self-Service → Book a free call (863) 370-8115 ◆ Now booking ·... | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: RING TAX ACCOUNTING & ADVISORY LLC · FL document no. L25000529827 · 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 2025-11-21 (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: Privacy | /privacy | 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): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4).
- Not verified. Searched Florida DBPR Board of Accountancy licensee file for CPA firm records named 'Ring Tax Accounting & Advisory'; individual CPA licences for 'Cody Ring' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
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): 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).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Florida Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) corporate data file lists RING TAX ACCOUNTING & ADVISORY LLC (FL document no. L25000529827), 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 2025-11-21 as the file date of the formation filing of a Florida-formed entity.
Data limitations
- 20 of 23 evidenced items come from Ring Tax Accounting & Advisory's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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