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← Back to Top 8 Bookkeepers Elsewhere in North Carolina (2026)Tax and QB Guru
Evidence Score 25/100 at 75% evidence coverage 8 of 8 on the North Carolina list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks Online
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 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 | Tax and QB Guru | home page | |
| Website | https://taxandqbguru.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | RTP, NC | home page | |
| Phone | +12523525161 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...complete QuickBooks solutions including clean-up, set-up, training and day-to-day Bookkeeping Payroll: Management of payroll and taxes Periodic Analysis: Analyzing business... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...QuickBooks solutions including clean-up, set-up, training and day-to-day Bookkeeping Payroll: Management of payroll and taxes Periodic Analysis: Analyzing business financials on... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Online | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /contact-us | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Aditya Mahajan · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: TAX AND QB GURU | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Named contact / team | Les Merritt, 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) |
| Privacy / data-handling page | Documented: Privacy Policy | /privacy-policy | 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); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); 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).
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); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
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- Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record: The IRS's public file of active tax preparers (PTIN holders, updated 2026-02-23) lists Aditya Mahajan under the business name 'TAX AND QB GURU' in Rtp, 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 22 evidenced items come from Tax and QB Guru's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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