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← Back to Top 17 Bookkeepers Elsewhere in Mississippi (2026)Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, P.A.
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Mississippi Secretary of State, status Good, formed 1991
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: construction, real estate, medical, retail, law firms (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 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 | Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, P.A. | /accountant/stephen-smith-cpa | |
| Website | https://www.hrkcpa.com/accountant/stephen-smith-cpa/ | /accountant/stephen-smith-cpa | |
| Office locality | Ridgeland, MS | /accountant/stephen-smith-cpa | |
| Phone | +16016050722 | /accountant/stephen-smith-cpa | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...accountants are available to assist the practices and physicians in: Accounting and Bookkeeping services Audit and other Assurance Services Business Valuations Cash Flow Forecasts... | /industry/medical-practices-physicians | |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...setup and ongoing operational support Accounting platform hosting and management Accounts payable automation Outsourcing payroll solutions Financial statement preparation Sales tax... | /service/client-accounting-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Accounting platform hosting and management Accounts payable automation Outsourcing payroll solutions Financial statement preparation Sales tax filing and support Year end support... | /service/client-accounting-services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...Our firm’s specialized examiners and consultants tackle everything from traditional balance sheets to complex financial litigation and everything in between. Audit Support Staff... | /client-services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | construction, real estate, medical, retail, law firms, attorneys, trucking, technology | /accountant/stephen-smith-cpa | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /about | 5 pts (max 5) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...support functions to our qualified staff. Some examples of our outsourcing services include: Full service accounting solutions QuickBooks® setup and ongoing operational support... | /service/client-accounting-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Stephen Smith, Director | /accountant/stephen-smith-cpa | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: HARPER, RAINS, KNIGHT & COMPANY, P.A. · MS business ID 730263 · Mississippi Secretary of State · Good | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 1991-12-20 (formation date of a Mississippi-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| 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); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); 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).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Mississippi Secretary of State Business Reports lists HARPER, RAINS, KNIGHT & COMPANY, P.A. (MS business ID 730263), status Good, checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 1991-12-20 as the formation date of a Mississippi-formed entity.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 20 of 23 evidenced items come from Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, P.A.'s own website and are labelled self-reported.
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