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Wade, Howard & Associates

Evidence Score 24/100 at 74% evidence coverage 17 of 18 on the San Diego-Chula Vista area list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
Not verified (searched the state board)
Publishes prices?
Not stated on its website
Local or remote?
Not stated on its website
Software?
None named on its website

Who they say they serve: construction, contractors, nonprofits, real estate (self-reported, from the firm's own website)

0 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 2 of 5 core services.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit15 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency5 of 25 pts, 22 checked
Verified identity + continuity4 of 15 pts, 4 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 Wade, Howard & Associates's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name Wade, Howard & Associates /about-us/meet-the-team
Website https://hnkcpas.com/ home page
Office locality El Cajon, CA home page
Phone +16194423386 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: ...success. Client Accounting & Advisory Services (CAAS) Our CAAS practice goes far beyond bookkeeping. We provide scalable accounting support ranging from day-to-day financial... /about-us/about-us
Payroll coordination Documented: ...systems, planning needs, and the decisions behind the numbers. Does HNK CPAs offer payroll services? No, payroll is not part of the service focus for this firm. HNK CPAs... /about-us/faq 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...teams can only handle so much. Help your team accomplish more with the right support. Closing the books, preparing reports, managing compliance, and planning ahead can overwhelm... home page 6 pts (max 6)
Industries served (documented) construction, contractors, nonprofits, real estate home page 5 pts (max 5)
What is included / excluded Documented: ...of the organization, and the decisions that may affect future tax outcomes. This may include: Business tax preparation Strategic tax planning Entity and ownership considerations... /services/tax-preparation-planning 5 pts (max 5)
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 /about-us/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); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); 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 'Wade, Howard & Associates' 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); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (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.

  • Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).

Data limitations

  • 19 of 21 evidenced items come from Wade, Howard & Associates's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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