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← Back to Top 37 Bookkeepers in the Newark-Jersey City Area, NJ (2026)Stephen P. Gunby & Associates
Evidence Score 32/100 at 81% evidence coverage 19 of 37 on the Newark-Jersey City area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Stephen P Gunby & Associates Cpas Pc) · 20CB00730600 · New Jersey State Board of Accountancy (Division of Consumer Affairs bulk roster)
- 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 | Stephen P. Gunby & Associates | home page | |
| Website | https://www.gunbycpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Fairfield, NJ | home page | |
| Phone | +19732760833 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Business Consulting Previous Next Small Business Accounting We provide accounting and bookkeeping services to match the needs of all types of small businesses in a wide variety of... | home page | |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...do everything an accounting department can do but without the overhead. We’ll handle accounts payable and receivables, cash balance tracking, bank reconciliations, and more. With... | /outsourced-accounting-and-bookkeeping.htm Sep 30, 2026 | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...healthy cash flow. This includes cloud accounting services, bookkeeping, user- friendly financial statements, and a powerful strategy to minimize taxes so more revenue makes it to... | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /our-accounting-services.htm | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Stephen P Gunby & Associates Cpas Pc) · 20CB00730600 · New Jersey State Board of Accountancy (Division of Consumer Affairs bulk roster) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Jun 30, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Stephen P. Gunby · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: STEPHEN P GUNBY & ASSOCIATES CPA'S | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Stephen P. Gunby, CPA | /about-us.htm | 3 pts (max 3) |
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); Payroll coordination (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); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
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); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: business registry search.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): New Jersey lists an ACTIVE CPA firm registration (Active) under this name, expiring 2027-06-30. 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 Stephen P. Gunby under the business name 'STEPHEN P GUNBY & ASSOCIATES CPA'S' in Fairfield, NJ. 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.
Data limitations
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Stephen P. Gunby & Associates's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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