WARD, LANE & ASSOCIATES
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA firm permit active · 066005182 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (open data pzzh-kp68)
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- QuickBooks
3 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 3 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | WARD, LANE & ASSOCIATES | home page | |
| Website | https://www.wardlane.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Elgin, IL | home page | |
| Phone | +18477427294 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...our office can provide a combination of services that range in areas of accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and tax. Good help is hard to find, Ward, Lane & Associates is here to... | /services | |
| Monthly bookkeeping | Documented: ...major in Accounting and Finance. He has been with the firm since 2017. Anthony performs monthly bookkeeping and accounting functions for our clients, as well as individual and... | /staff | 8 pts (max 8) |
| AP / AR | Documented: ...and has been with the firm since 1984. As the office manager, Chris performs the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions, and keeps the office organized. In addition... | /staff | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...we serve as part-time controllers, offering a full range of accounting, management, payroll, tax preparation and other resources on a regular basis. By providing these services... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /quickbooks | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | /services | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA firm permit active · 066005182 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (open data pzzh-kp68) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Nov 30, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Working contact route verified | [email protected] (mail server found) | DNS check Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 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); Month-end close + reporting (0 pts, max 6); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); 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); Named contact / team (0 pts, max 3); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
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).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation license search and business registry search.
- Active CPA firm or individual license (state board): Illinois lists an ACTIVE CPA firm permit (ACTIVE) under this name, expiring 2027-11-30. 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 22 evidenced items come from WARD, LANE & ASSOCIATES's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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