Wright, Ward, Hatten and Guel
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Registration found: Mississippi Secretary of State, status Good, formed 2004
- CPA license or firm permit?
- Not verified
- Publishes prices?
- Not stated on its website
- Local or remote?
- Local
- Software?
- None named on its website
Who they say they serve: startups (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
2 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 1 of 5 core services; registered entity verified.
Score breakdown
Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.
Evidence
| Claim | What the source shows | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business name | Wright, Ward, Hatten and Guel | home page | |
| Website | https://www.wwhgfirm.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Gulfport, MS | home page | |
| Phone | +12288636501 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...Guel, PLLC Looking Beyond the Numbers in business since 1929 Free Initial Consultation BOOKKEEPING, PAYROLL & BUDGET Learn More IRS, TAX & ESTATE Learn More AUDIT REVIEWS Learn... | home page | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...Beyond the Numbers in business since 1929 Free Initial Consultation BOOKKEEPING, PAYROLL & BUDGET Learn More IRS, TAX & ESTATE Learn More AUDIT REVIEWS Learn More FINANCIAL... | home page | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Industries served (documented) | startups | /about | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Named contact / team | Beach Optimist Club, President | /about | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Entity found in the state business registry | Business registration found: WRIGHT WARD HATTEN & GUEL PLLC · MS business ID 743876 · Mississippi Secretary of State · Good | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Years operating (registry formation date) | Formed 2004-01-01 (formation date of a Mississippi-formed entity) | State business registry Third-party Sep 26, 2026 | 5 pts (max 5) |
Checked and not found
- Not documented. Checked 6 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); Software supported (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); Privacy / data-handling page (0 pts, max 2).
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); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3); Working contact route verified (0 pts, max 2).
Check it yourself on the state's own records: Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy license search and business registry search.
- Entity found in the state business registry: Business registration found: Mississippi Secretary of State Business Reports lists WRIGHT WARD HATTEN & GUEL PLLC (MS business ID 743876), status Good, checked 2026-09-26. It confirms a registered entity, not a license to practice accountancy.
- Years operating (registry formation date): The registry records 2004-01-01 as the formation date of a Mississippi-formed entity.
Data limitations
- 19 of 21 evidenced items come from Wright, Ward, Hatten and Guel's own website and are labelled self-reported.
- No ratings or review counts are published here. Why.
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