Sullivan, Shearin, & Co.

Greenville, NC Website See reviews on Google 820 words

Evidence Score 31/100 at 89% evidence coverage How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?: Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?: CPA license active (individual: Justin Ryan Watts) · 44089
Publishes prices?: Not stated on its website
Local or remote?: Not stated on its website
Software?: None named on its website

1 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

Documented services + buyer fit12 of 40 pts, 40 checked

Independently verifiable qualifications14 of 20 pts, 20 checked

Operational + pricing transparency3 of 25 pts, 25 checked

Verified identity + continuity2 of 15 pts, 4 checked

Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.

Evidence

Unless a row says otherwise, the source is the named page of Sullivan, Shearin, & Co.'s own website (self-reported), read Sep 25, 2026.
Claim	What the source shows	Source	Points
Business name	Sullivan, Shearin, & Co.	home page
Website	https://www.sullivan-shearin.com/	home page
Office locality	Greenville, NC	home page
Phone	+12527568888	home page
Offers bookkeeping	Documented: ...tax planning; corporate, partnership, and individual tax return preparation; monthly bookkeeping; payroll services; and estate, fiduciary, and gift tax returns preparation. Our...	home page
Monthly bookkeeping	Documented: ...individual tax planning; corporate, partnership, and individual tax return preparation; monthly bookkeeping; payroll services; and estate, fiduciary, and gift tax returns...	home page	8 pts (max 8)
Payroll coordination	Documented: ...corporate, partnership, and individual tax return preparation; monthly bookkeeping; payroll services; and estate, fiduciary, and gift tax returns preparation. Our auditing...	home page	4 pts (max 4)
Active CPA firm or individual license (state board)	CPA license active (individual: Justin Ryan Watts) · 44089	State accountancy board Third-party Sep 25, 2026 expires Jun 30, 2027	8 pts (max 8)
Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record	IRS preparer record for Justin Watts · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Sullivan, Shearin & Co.	IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026	6 pts (max 6)
Named contact / team	Justin R. Watts, CPA	/staff/cpa-staff	3 pts (max 3)
Working contact route verified	[email protected] (mail server found)	DNS check Third-party Sep 25, 2026	2 pts (max 2)

Checked and not found

Not documented. Checked 5 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-25 (Firm's own website): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Software supported (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. Searched Xero's advisor directory for 'Sullivan Shearin & Company', 'Sullivan, Shearin, & Co.' on 2026-09-25; no listing for this firm (Software advisor directory): Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6).

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Not verified (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): Service area; Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).

Check it yourself on the state's own records: business registry search.

Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): CPA license active: NC State Board of CPA Examiners lists Justin Ryan Watts (firm on record: Sullivan, Shearin & Co., Greenville), certificate 44089, status Active, checked 2026-09-25. An individual's license, not a firm permit.
Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Justin Watts under the business name 'Sullivan, Shearin & Co.' in Greenville, NC. 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 24 evidenced items come from Sullivan, Shearin, & Co.'s own website and are labelled self-reported.
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