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Evidence Score 49/100 at 88% evidence coverage 14 of 40 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 2026-07-10), formed 2017
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified (searched the state board)
- Publishes prices?
- Publishes a starting price
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- Gusto, QuickBooks Online
Who they say they serve: real estate, healthcare, e-commerce (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
4 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; publishes a starting price; 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 | Taxes Tampa | home page | |
| Website | https://www.taxestampa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Tampa, FL | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | /about | |
| Phone | +18312617929 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...season after season. Call our Tampa Accountant for a free tax consultation! MONTHLY BOOKKEEPING Starting at $2,000 Looking for a bookkeeper that searches for tax planning... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...your taxes, season after season. Call our Tampa Accountant for a free tax consultation! MONTHLY BOOKKEEPING Starting at $2,000 Looking for a bookkeeper that searches for tax... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...set up for maximum tax optimization (i.e. LLLC vs S-Corp vs C-Corp) We make sure your payroll taxes are compliant with the state and the IRS, while addressing any questions you may... | /frequently-asked | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Industries served (documented) | real estate, healthcare, e-commerce | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | Gusto, QuickBooks Online | /frequently-asked | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | /tax-planning-tampa | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Pricing approach published | Publishes a starting price: "Starting at $750" | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ... Some factors to consider when choosing a bookkeeping service in Tampa may include: Expertise and experience: Look for a bookkeeper in Tampa with extensive experience... | /bookkeeping-tampa | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: TAXES TAMPA LLC · FL document no. L17000171788 · Florida Division of Corporations · Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 2017-08-11 (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 6 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (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); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
- Not verified. Searched Florida DBPR Board of Accountancy licensee file for CPA firm records named 'Taxes Tampa' 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); 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.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) corporate data file lists TAXES TAMPA LLC (FL document no. L17000171788), status Active (Sunbiz quarterly file of 2026-07-10), checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 2017-08-11 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 25 evidenced items come from Taxes Tampa's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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