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← Back to Top 55 Bookkeepers in the Chicago-Naperville Area, IL (2026)Steph's Books
Evidence Score 66/100 at 77% evidence coverage 4 of 55 on the Chicago-Naperville area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified (searched the state board)
- Publishes prices?
- Publishes a starting price
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks Online, Shopify
Who they say they serve: property management, law firms, professional services, attorneys, contractors (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 5 of 5 core services; publishes a starting price.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Steph's Books | home page | |
| Website | https://stephsbooks.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | McHenry, IL | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | /industries-served/professional-services | |
| Phone | +18152715646 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Bookkeeping Services from $350/mo | Save 40-60% vs In-House Outsourced Bookkeeping for Professional... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...financials, we handle it all so you can focus on growing your business. Bookkeeping Monthly reconciliation, transaction classification, and financial statements delivered on time.... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Catch-up / cleanup | Documented: ...year-end packages for your CPA. Personal returns from $150, business from $250. Catch-Up Bookkeeping Months or years behind? We get your books current in 2-6 weeks, then keep you... | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...Services Tax Prep Services Catch-Up & Cleanup Bookkeeping Outsourced Payroll Services Accounts Receivable Services & Accounts Payable Management Related Reading The Complete Guide... | /industries-served/professional-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...card accounts reconciled monthly. Discrepancies caught before they become problems. Payroll Accurate, on-time payroll processing with tax filings, direct deposit, and year-end... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...Timely monthly closes, financial reports delivered. Full visibility into your P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow. Get Started Today Why Steph's Books Problems We Solve Small... | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | property management, law firms, professional services, attorneys, contractors, e-commerce, retail, restaurants, landscaping, construction, medical, dental, creative agencies, healthcare, real estate | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Online, Shopify | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | /our-services | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Pricing approach published | Publishes a starting price: "from $350/mo" | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...dashboards ✓ Project-level margin visibility ✓ < 2% leakage with automated tracking What's Included Every service below is handled by our team of certified professionals. No... | /our-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...25+ Years Experience 15+ Hours/Month Saved 40-60% Savings vs In-House Simple Process How It Works Getting started is easy. We handle the heavy lifting so you don't have to. 01... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: ...that account for typical 60-90 day collection cycles. Strategic Growth Planning Monthly reporting that tells you when to hire, when to raise rates, and when to cut practice areas.... | /industries-served/professional-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...Your CPA gets a clean set of books at tax time. No surprises, no cleanup fees. Dedicated bookkeeper. One point of contact who knows your firm, not a rotating pool. You do not... | /industries-served/professional-services | 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 verified. Searched Illinois IDFPR Professional Licensing open data (data.illinois.gov pzzh-kp68) for CPA firm records named 'Steph's Books' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
- Not documented. Checked 8 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3).
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): Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation license search and business registry search.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 21 of 23 evidenced items come from Steph's Books's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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