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← Back to Bookkeepers in the Des Moines-West Des Moines Area, IA Compared (2026)Tarbell & Co, P.L.C.
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Iowa Secretary of State, status Active (DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Iowa active entities file, 2026-09 download), formed 1995
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 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 | Tarbell & Co, P.L.C. | home page | |
| Website | https://www.tarbellcpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | West Des Moines, IA | home page | |
| Phone | +15152820200 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...dedicated to helping you grow your business and keep more of your hard earned money. Bookkeeping & Payroll | Tax Planning & Preparation | Estate/Trust Services Visit our Current... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...helping you grow your business and keep more of your hard earned money. Bookkeeping & Payroll | Tax Planning & Preparation | Estate/Trust Services Visit our Current News &... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...Bankers, bonding agents, investors, suppliers, legal advisers and others use the financial statements our firm audits, reviews, or compiles. We are proud to share the peer review... | /about-us | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /our-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /about-us | 3 pts (max 3) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...service, whether you need it on a temporary or ongoing basis. Our accounting services include: Bookkeeping (monthly/quarterly/annual) General ledger and financial statement... | /our-services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Experts Tim Tarbell, Partner | /about-us | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: TARBELL & CO., P.L.C. · IA corp no. 187832 · Iowa Secretary of State · Active (DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Iowa active entities file, 2026-09 download) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 1995-07-31 (effective date of an Iowa-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 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); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Industries served (documented) (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 (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: Iowa Accountancy Examining Board license search and business registry search.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Iowa Secretary of State active business entities (Iowa Data Hub dataset 554) lists TARBELL & CO., P.L.C. (IA corp no. 187832), status Active (DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Iowa active entities file, 2026-09 download), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 1995-07-31 as the effective date of an Iowa-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 Tarbell & Co, P.L.C.'s own website and are labelled self-reported.
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