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← Back to Top 22 Bookkeepers in the Portland-Hillsboro Area, OR (2026)Serenity Tax & Accounting
Evidence Score 23/100 at 88% evidence coverage 22 of 22 on the Portland-Hillsboro area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Oregon Secretary of State, status Active, formed 2011
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified (searched the state board)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks Desktop
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 0 of 5 core services; 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 | Serenity Tax & Accounting | home page | |
| Website | https://serenity-tax.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Lake Oswego, OR | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Serenity Tax & Accounting Know Your Numbers Personal and business tax & bookkeeping solutions for your peace of mind. Request a Consult Feeling Overwhelmed? After... | home page | |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Desktop | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: SERENITY TAX & ACCOUNTING LLC · OR registry no. 81261191 · Oregon Secretary of State · Active | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 2011-11-09 (registry date of an Oregon-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| 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 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); Payroll coordination (0 pts, max 4); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (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); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Not verified. Searched Oregon Board of Accountancy licensee lookup export for CPA firm records named 'Serenity Tax & Accounting', 'SERENITY TAX & ACCOUNTING LLC' 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): Phone; Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Oregon Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Oregon Secretary of State active businesses (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6) lists SERENITY TAX & ACCOUNTING LLC (OR registry no. 81261191), status Active, checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 2011-11-09 as the registry date of an Oregon-formed entity.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 20 of 24 evidenced items come from Serenity Tax & Accounting's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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