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Slater & Rutherford

Evidence Score 39/100 at 72% evidence coverage How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
Not verified
Publishes prices?
Not stated on its website
Local or remote?
Local
Software?
QuickBooks

Who they say they serve: medical (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

2 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 2 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit23 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications6 of 20 pts, 6 checked
Operational + pricing transparency8 of 25 pts, 22 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 Slater & Rutherford's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Slater & Rutherford home page
Oct 12, 2026
Website https://prescottaccountants.com/ home page
Office locality Prescott, AZ home page
Phone +19287780079 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: Home | Tax Preparation, Audit & Bookkeeping | Prescott AZ - Slater & Rutherford Slater & Rutherford a Prescott CPA firm We provide... home page
Payroll coordination Documented: ...service. Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering J ***** Slater & Rutherford process my payroll, business taxes, and personal taxes, and they do so in a consistently professional... /about 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...serving the greater Prescott area with a full range of services (taxes, reviews, financial statements, small business accounting, advisory services) to individuals, for-profit... /about 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) medical /industry-insights 5 pts (max 5)
Software supported QuickBooks home page 5 pts (max 5)
Local / remote model stated Local home page 3 pts (max 3)
Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record IRS preparer record for Gidget Sherise Slater · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Slater & Rutherford, PLLC IRS preparer records
Third-party
Sep 27, 2026
6 pts (max 6)
What is included / excluded Documented: ...our ability to confidently provide advice and services to this specialty area. Services include: Tax services including preparation of annual 990, 990-EZ, 990T or 990-N Business... /accounting-for-non-profit 5 pts (max 5)
Named contact / team Gidget Slater, Managing Partner /about 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 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); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).

Not verified (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): Service area; Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); 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).

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  • Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Gidget Sherise Slater under the business name 'Slater & Rutherford, PLLC' in Prescott, AZ. 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

  • 19 of 21 evidenced items come from Slater & Rutherford's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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