Vitus
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Quote only (stated)
- Local or remote?
- Not stated on its website
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: professional services (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; states it prices by quote.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Vitus | home page | |
| Website | https://www.vituscpa.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Sioux City, IA | home page | |
| Phone | +17122766617 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...include but are not limited to: General ledger and financial statement preparation Bookkeeping (Monthly, quarterly, or annual) Accounting system setup and support Payroll... | /tax-and-accounting/services | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...your employees and reaching your company's financial and business goals. VITUS PAYROLL Contact us now! At Vitus Business Services, we strive to meet each client's specific... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...we have to have solid historical numbers for compliance purposes (tax filings and financial statements), but even while producing these, we are going to be looking for ways to... | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | professional services | /tax-and-accounting/services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /tax-and-accounting/services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Pricing approach published | Quote only (stated): "flat-fee pricing" | home page | 6 pts (max 6) |
| What is included / excluded | Documented: ...their goals in a rapidly-changing environment. Our professional business services include: Advisory Services At Vitus, we focus on building close client relationships that add... | /business-services/services | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Named contact / team | Pam Ridgway, CPA | /about-us | 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): Monthly bookkeeping (0 pts, max 8); Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); AP / AR (0 pts, max 4); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
- Not verified. Searched the IRS PTIN holder file (updated 2026-02-23) for business name 'Vitus' in Sioux City, IA on 2026-09-27: no matching preparer record (IRS preparer records): Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS preparer record (0 pts, max 6).
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; Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8); 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: Iowa Accountancy Examining Board license search and business registry search.
- Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).
Data limitations
- 20 of 22 evidenced items come from Vitus's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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