TaxesToday.net
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified (searched the state board)
- Publishes prices?
- Other fees only, no monthly price
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- None named on its website
Who they say they serve: contractors (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 0 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person; publishes a starting price.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | TaxesToday.net | home page | |
| Website | https://www.taxestoday.net/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Costa Mesa, CA | home page | |
| Phone | +17142291322 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...County has many accounting firms that offer different services like tax preparation, bookkeeping, and financial planning. When you work with a local accounting firm in Costa Mesa... | home page | |
| Industries served (documented) | contractors | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record | IRS preparer record for Shafi Afridi · Annual Filing Season Program record (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: TaxesToday.net | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Pricing approach published | Publishes a starting price: "Starting at $99" | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...ensuring every tax return is prepared accurately and responsibly. Our expertise includes: Individual tax preparation and e-filing Self-employed and independent contractor tax... | /about.html | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Shafi Afridi, CTEC and IRS Registered Tax Preparer | home page Oct 28, 2026 | 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.html | 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); Payroll coordination (0 pts, max 4); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Software supported (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. Searched California Board of Accountancy licensee file (DCA public licensee data) for CPA firm records named 'TaxesToday.net' 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): Service area; Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); 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: California 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 Shafi Afridi under the business name 'TaxesToday.net' in Costa Mesa, CA. The record lists: Annual Filing Season Program record. It is one individual's IRS preparer record, not a firm license or a directory listing. 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 23 evidenced items come from TaxesToday.net's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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