Smith & Stueve
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- 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
Who they say they serve: construction, real estate, healthcare, law firms, hospitality (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
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Smith & Stueve | home page | |
| Website | https://www.smithstueve.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Dayton, OH | home page | |
| Phone | +19372287075 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...of your QuickBooks system reviewing transactions and cleaning up and organizing your bookkeeping system. Make the Smart Choice QuickBooks is a financial management tool that... | /qbmain.php | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Are you paying estimated taxes on time? Are you complying with federal and state payroll or sales and use tax? Tax law is complex. That’s why it pays to have an accounting firm... | /bizservices.php | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...basic tax management and accounting services to more in-depth services such as audits, financial statements, and financial planning. Smith & Stueve is one of the leading firms in... | /about.php | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | construction, real estate, healthcare, law firms, hospitality | /services.php | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | /qbmain.php | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Brayden Matthew Fox · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Smith & Stueve | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| 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.php | 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); 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).
- Not verified. Searched Ohio eLicense business licences, Accountancy Board firm registrations (DataOhio) for CPA firm records named 'Smith & Stueve' 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): Service area; 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).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Accountancy Board of Ohio license search and business registry search.
- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Brayden Matthew Fox under the business name 'Smith & Stueve' in Dayton, 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.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 19 of 22 evidenced items come from Smith & Stueve's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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