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← Back to Top 94 Bookkeepers in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area, FL (2026)Steven Machiela
Evidence Score 40/100 at 88% evidence coverage 49 of 94 on the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not found in the state registry search
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Steven H Machiela) · AC24119 · Florida Board of Accountancy (DBPR public records download)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- None named on its website
Who they say they serve: restaurants, construction, real estate, medical, professional services (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Steven Machiela | /services | |
| Website | https://shmcpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Wellington, FL | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | /about-us | |
| Phone | +15619648182 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...include: Tax Management Services Compilation Services Financial and Retirement Planning Bookkeeping/Write-up IRS Representation Payroll Services Cash Flow and Budgeting Analysis... | /services | |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...Accountant Email: [email] Stefani Machiela, Office Manager - Billings / Accounts Receivable Email: [email] Lorie Charriez, Accounting Manager Email... | /about-us | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Services Financial and Retirement Planning Bookkeeping/Write-up IRS Representation Payroll Services Cash Flow and Budgeting Analysis Debt and Finance Advising Accounting Services... | /services | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...profit-sharing plans. These services include but are not limited to: General ledger and financial statement preparation Bookkeeping (Monthly, quarterly, or annual) Accounting... | /services | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | restaurants, construction, real estate, medical, professional services | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | /about-us | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Steven H Machiela) · AC24119 · Florida Board of Accountancy (DBPR public records download) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Dec 31, 2026 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...in an ever-changing financial and regulatory environment. Our professional services include: Tax Management Services Compilation Services Financial and Retirement Planning... | /services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Steven H. Machiela, 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 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); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); 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. Searched Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) corporate data file for 'Steven Machiela' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State business registry): Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (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): 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: Florida Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Florida lists an ACTIVE CPA license (Current) for STEVEN H MACHIELA, the individual named on the firm's site, expiring 2026-12-31. An individual's license is not a CPA firm permit and does not verify the firm. 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
- 21 of 25 evidenced items come from Steven Machiela's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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