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← Back to Top 13 Bookkeepers in West Virginia (2026)SM Magnone CPA
Evidence Score 32/100 at 83% evidence coverage 8 of 13 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; IRS preparer record found for a named person.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | SM Magnone CPA | home page Nov 7, 2026 | |
| 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) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Stephen Michael Magnone · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: SM Magnone CPA, PLLC | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| 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); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (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.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Stephen Michael Magnone under the business name 'SM Magnone CPA, PLLC' in Weirton, WV. The record lists: CPA. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. Its CPA entry is self-reported to the IRS and is not a state CPA license. 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 23 evidenced items come from SM Magnone CPA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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