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← Back to Top 91 Bookkeepers in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area, TX (2026)Thornton Tax & Financial Services
Evidence Score 57/100 at 83% evidence coverage 19 of 91 on the Dallas-Fort Worth area list How the score works
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not found in the state registry search
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks Online
Who they say they serve: real estate, professional services, construction (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 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 | Thornton Tax & Financial Services | home page | |
| Website | https://www.thorntontfs.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Hurst, TX | /contact | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +18172822411 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: Tax Strategy, Bookkeeping & Tax Prep | Thornton Financial | Hurst, TX Skip to main content Skip to footer Opens... | home page | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...strategy where it fits. 03 Implementation and Support We carry it forward through monthly bookkeeping, mid-year planning checkpoints, and careful tax preparation. Start the... | home page | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...assets, liabilities, and equity, so you understand your true financial position. 04 Payroll tracking Wages, taxes, and liabilities are accurately tracked and maintained in... | /bookkeeping | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...transaction is matched and verified against your accounts. Actuals, not estimates. 02 Profit and loss statements Clear monthly reporting that shows how the business actually... | /bookkeeping | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | real estate, professional services, construction | /bookkeeping | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks Online | /bookkeeping | 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 Brandon Lee Thornton · Enrolled Agent, Annual Filing Season Program record (on the IRS record) · business name on the record: THORNTON TAX & FINANCIAL SERVICES | IRS preparer records Third-party Sep 27, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...is on a retainer. Bookkeeping is billed on a flat monthly retainer. Tax returns are not included in bookkeeping engagements. Tax preparation is available from the same team and... | /about Oct 31, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...see how their decisions affect their taxes until the return is sitting on the table. Our process puts that picture in front of you earlier. 01 Financial Review We sit with your... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Reporting cadence stated | Documented: ...against your accounts. Actuals, not estimates. 02 Profit and loss statements Clear monthly reporting that shows how the business actually moves. 03 Balance sheets A complete view... | /bookkeeping | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Named contact / team | Brandon Thornton, EA | 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 8 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); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6).
- Not verified. Searched Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, active franchise taxpayer data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm) for 'Thornton Tax & Financial Services' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State business registry): Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Operating 1+ year (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).
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): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Texas State Board of Public 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 Brandon Lee Thornton under the business name 'THORNTON TAX & FINANCIAL SERVICES' in Hurst, TX. The record lists: Enrolled Agent, 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 24 evidenced items come from Thornton Tax & Financial Services's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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