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← Back to Top 7 Bookkeepers in the Bakersfield-Delano Area, CA (2026)Shinault Baker & Company
Evidence Score 36/100 at 83% evidence coverage 4 of 7 on the Bakersfield-Delano area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Larry Gene Baker) · 35718 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
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 | Shinault Baker & Company | home page | |
| Website | https://shinaultbakercpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Bakersfield, CA | home page | |
| Phone | +16613229485 | /about-us Oct 8, 2026 | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Trust Planning and Tax Preparation Financial and Retirement Planning IRS Representation Bookkeeping/Write-up Payroll Services Employee Benefits, Pension, and Profit-Sharing Plans... | /cpa-services Oct 8, 2026 | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...spent her youth through high school in Thousand Oaks, CA. Her technical expertise is in payroll and human resource matters and all things involving accounting processes. She is... | /about-us/professional-staff | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...over 10 years of experience in the industry. From tax planning and preparation to financial statements preparation and attest services, Shinault Baker & Company is capable of... | /about-us Oct 8, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /about-us/professional-staff | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Larry Gene Baker) · 35718 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file) | 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 Larry Gene Baker · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Shinault Baker & Company | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Larry Baker, CPA | /about-us/partner-group | 3 pts (max 3) |
| 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 8 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); 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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
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: California Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): California lists an ACTIVE CPA license (Active) for LARRY GENE BAKER, the individual named on the firm's site, expiring 2027-08-31. An individual's license is not a CPA firm permit and does not verify the firm. 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 Larry Gene Baker under the business name 'Shinault Baker & Company' in Bakersfield, CA. 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 Shinault Baker & Company's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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