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← Back to Top 13 Bookkeepers in the Columbus Area, OH (2026)Schultz CPA, LLC
Evidence Score 49/100 at 75% evidence coverage 3 of 13 on the Columbus area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Schultz Cpa Llc) · 43221003.TC · Accountancy Board of Ohio (DataOhio eLicense business dataset)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks Online, NetSuite
Who they say they serve: contractors (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 4 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 | Schultz CPA, LLC | home page Oct 14, 2026 | |
| Website | https://www.columbusaccountants.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Columbus, OH | home page | |
| Phone | +16143621992 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...business startup checklist covering business structure, registrations, tax accounts, bookkeeping, hiring, insurance, and ongoing responsibilities. Read more → September 15, 2026... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...bookkeeping problems turn out to be system problems, and those are fixable. How we help Ongoing bookkeeping: Transactions categorized, accounts reconciled, and the books closed on... | /accountingservices | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Catch-up / cleanup | Documented: ...consistently enough that period-to-period comparisons mean something Cleanup and catch-up work: Bringing neglected or broken books back to a state you can rely on, including prior... | /accountingservices | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...the statements into the handful of numbers worth watching each month Accounting and payroll are usually run together, and the returns we prepare read straight from the books we... | /accountingservices | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...1650 Lake Shore Dr, Ste 225, Columbus, OH 43204 Accounting Services: Bookkeeping and Financial Statements You started the business to do the work, not to reconcile it. The tax... | /accountingservices | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | contractors | /contractors | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Online, NetSuite | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Schultz Cpa Llc) · 43221003.TC · Accountancy Board of Ohio (DataOhio eLicense business dataset) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Aug 31, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Bernard Schultz · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: SCHULTZ CPA, LLC | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy Policy | /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): AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); 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).
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); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Accountancy Board of Ohio license search and business registry search.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Ohio lists an ACTIVE Accountancy Board firm registration (Active) under this name, expiring 2027-08-31. 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 Bernard Schultz under the business name 'SCHULTZ CPA, LLC' in Columbus, OH. 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.
Data limitations
- 18 of 20 evidenced items come from Schultz CPA, LLC's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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