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← Back to Top 42 Bookkeepers in the Tampa-St. Petersburg Area, FL (2026)Tax Happens LLC CPA
Evidence Score 44/100 at 94% evidence coverage 23 of 42 on the Tampa-St. Petersburg area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Florida Division of Corporations, status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-10-07), formed 2013
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified (searched the state board)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person; 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 | Tax Happens LLC CPA | home page Nov 11, 2026 | |
| Website | https://taxhappens.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Riverview, FL | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +18136032073 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...afford. Regardless of the services provided, from annual tax preparation accounting / bookkeeping assistance and tax compliance, Theresa & Tara are always an integral part of our... | home page | |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...sorting numerous documents and receipts in order to prepare the Income Statement & Balance Sheet for tax preparation purposes ONLY. This is required to prepare complete and... | /fees | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /fees | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Theresa Turner · CPA (self-reported to the IRS, not a state license) · business name on the record: Tax Happens LLC | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...Electronic Filing of Form 1023-EZ Federal application for tax exempt status $400 Does Not Included Federal Fee ($275* this can change) Preparation of form 1023 Federal Application... | /fees | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Theresa Turner, CPA | /about-us | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...our office, virtually throughout the United States and around the world utilizing our secure portal Tax Dome. If preferred clients can drop off or mail documents to us. Theresa is... | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: TAX HAPPENS LLC · FL document no. L13000131739 · Florida Division of Corporations · Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-10-07) | State business registry Third-party Nov 10, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) | Formed 2013-09-18 (file date of the formation filing of a Florida-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 5 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); Payroll coordination (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); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
- Not verified. Searched Florida DBPR Board of Accountancy licensee file for CPA firm records named 'Tax Happens LLC CPA' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).
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).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Florida Board of Accountancy 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 Theresa Turner under the business name 'Tax Happens LLC' in Riverview, FL. 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.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) corporate data file lists TAX HAPPENS LLC (FL document no. L13000131739), status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Operating 1+ year (registry formation date): The registry records 2013-09-18 as the file date of the formation filing of a Florida-formed entity.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 21 of 26 evidenced items come from Tax Happens LLC CPA's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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