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SM Magnone CPA

Evidence Score 26/100 at 77% evidence coverage 10 of 12 on the West Virginia list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
CPA firm permit active · WV firm F00726 · West Virginia Board of Accountancy (published firm roster)
Publishes prices?
Not stated on its website
Local or remote?
Local
Software?
None named on its website

2 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 fit13 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications8 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency3 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity2 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 SM Magnone CPA's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name SM Magnone CPA home page
Website https://smagnonecpa.com/ home page
Office locality Weirton, WV home page
Phone +13047231356 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...reliable services. You can count on our firm for personal and commercial tax services , bookkeeping , payroll management, financial statement preparation, and consulting services... home page
Payroll coordination Documented: ...You can count on our firm for personal and commercial tax services , bookkeeping , payroll management, financial statement preparation, and consulting services . About Stephen... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...our firm for personal and commercial tax services , bookkeeping , payroll management, financial statement preparation, and consulting services . About Stephen Magnone, CPA I have... home page 6 pts (max 6)
Local / remote model stated Local home page 3 pts (max 3)
Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) CPA firm permit active · WV firm F00726 · West Virginia Board of Accountancy (published firm roster) State accountancy board
Third-party
Sep 26, 2026
8 pts (max 8)
Named contact / team Stephen Magnone, 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)

Checked and not found

  • Not documented. Checked 4 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); Software supported (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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); 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: West Virginia Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.

  • Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): West Virginia lists an ACTIVE CPA firm permit (on the board's firm roster of 2025-09-28) under this name. 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 SM Magnone CPA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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