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The John Ellis Company

Evidence Score 27/100 at 75% evidence coverage 68 of 81 on the Los Angeles-Long Beach area list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
CPA license active (individual: The John Ellis Company) · 6324 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file)
Publishes prices?
Not stated on its website
Local or remote?
Not stated on its website
Software?
QuickBooks, Xero

Who they say they serve: retail, professional services, transportation, manufacturing, startups (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

2 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 1 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit14 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications8 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency3 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity2 of 15 pts, 2 checked

Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.

Evidence

Unless a row says otherwise, the source is the named page of The John Ellis Company's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name The John Ellis Company home page
Website https://www.thejohnelliscompany.cpa/ home page
Office locality Long Beach, CA home page
Phone +18774123443 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...local tax compliance and consulting Tax controversy Virtual CFO services Accounting, bookkeeping and payroll Budgeting and forecasting Accounting systems consulting Beyond his... home page
Payroll coordination Documented: ...and consulting Tax controversy Virtual CFO services Accounting, bookkeeping and payroll Budgeting and forecasting Accounting systems consulting Beyond his deep CPA expertise... home page 4 pts (max 4)
Industries served (documented) retail, professional services, transportation, manufacturing, startups, e-commerce, technology home page 5 pts (max 5)
Software supported QuickBooks, Xero /accounting-and-bookkeeping-services 5 pts (max 5)
Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) CPA license active (individual: The John Ellis Company) · 6324 · California Board of Accountancy (DCA public licensee data file) State accountancy board
Third-party
Sep 26, 2026
expires Sep 30, 2027
8 pts (max 8)
Named contact / team John Ellis, CPA home page 3 pts (max 3)
Privacy / data-handling page Documented: Privacy Policy /privacy-policy 2 pts (max 2)

Checked and not found

  • Not documented. Checked 8 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); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); 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; Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).

Check it yourself on the state's own records: California Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.

  • Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): California lists an ACTIVE CPA firm license (Active) under this name, expiring 2027-09-30. It does not prove service quality.

Data limitations

  • 20 of 21 evidenced items come from The John Ellis Company's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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