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← Back to Top 28 Bookkeepers in Fairfield County, CT (2026)Steven J. Samela, CPA
Evidence Score 26/100 at 94% evidence coverage 27 of 28 on the Fairfield County list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not found in the state registry search
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified (searched the state board)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
1 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 | Steven J. Samela, CPA | home page | |
| Website | https://stamford-cpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Stamford, CT | home page | |
| Phone | +12033236991 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Business Acquisition Consultations Personal Tax Planning and Preparation Budgets Bookkeeping and Accounting Trust and Estate Tax Planning and Preparation Real Estate Investment Tax... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...agree upon. We can find a solution to any of your QuickBooks and/or bookkeeping needs. Payroll Payroll can be a very frustrating, time-consuming, and confusing aspect of running... | /services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...save taxes, protect a business in case of an audit, and allow for timely and reliable financial statement preparation. Accurate bookkeeping can also be quite time consuming. As a... | /services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Steven Joseph Samela · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: STEVEN J SAMELA CPA | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Steven J. Samela, CPA | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| 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 3 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); 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 (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
- Not verified. Searched Connecticut Secretary of the State business registry (data.ct.gov n7gp-d28j) for 'Steven J. Samela, CPA' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State business registry): Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
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).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection 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 Steven Joseph Samela under the business name 'STEVEN J SAMELA CPA' in Stamford, CT. 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
- 20 of 25 evidenced items come from Steven J. Samela, CPA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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