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← Back to Top 15 Bookkeepers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake Area, VA (2026)Stephen D. Livingston
Evidence Score 32/100 at 78% evidence coverage 11 of 15 on the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Virginia State Corporation Commission, status Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11), formed 2009
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 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 | Stephen D. Livingston | home page | |
| Website | http://www.sdlcpapc.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Chesapeake, VA | home page | |
| Phone | +17574360111 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...price our clients consider more than fair. If your business needs monthly or quarterly bookkeeping services, we can provide you with these services at an affordable price. Give us... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...personalized service. Our goal has been to provide the widest range of tax, accounting, payroll, consulting, and other business services you are likely to need, while remaining... | /about-us.html | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...and business owners. We also provide tax and accounting services, including compilation financial statements, tax planning and tax return preparation, QuickBooks consulting, and... | /about-us.html | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex | /about-us.html | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Named contact / team | Stephen D. Livingston, CPA | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: Stephen D. Livingston, CPA, P.C. · VA SCC ID 07065766 · Virginia State Corporation Commission · Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 2009-03-13 (incorporation/formation date of a Virginia-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
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); 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); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); 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); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Virginia Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Virginia State Corporation Commission entity tables (data.virginia.gov) lists Stephen D. Livingston, CPA, P.C. (VA SCC ID 07065766), status Active (SCC corporation table, data to 2024-11), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 2009-03-13 as the incorporation/formation date of a Virginia-formed entity.
Data limitations
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Stephen D. Livingston's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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