Zhou Agency
What we could verify
- Registered business?
- Not verified
- CPA license or firm permit?
- CPA license active (individual: Jun Zhou) · 065041431 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (open data pzzh-kp68)
- Publishes prices?
- Quote only (stated)
- Local or remote?
- Local + remote
- Software?
- QuickBooks
Who they say they serve: real estate (self-reported, from the firm's own website)
4 of 5 answered from a dated source.
Documents 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board; 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 | Zhou Agency | home page | |
| Website | https://www.zhouagency.com/ | home page | |
| Office locality | Chicago, IL | home page | |
| Service area | United States (stated by the firm) | home page | |
| Phone | +13128088899 | home page | |
| Offers bookkeeping | Documented: ...working with clients by providing amazing services including tax preparation, auditing, bookkeeping, and consulting. 312-561-4039 | [email] Rui Wang Business Accounting... | /our-team | |
| Payroll coordination | Documented: ...setup & management Best bookkeeping practice sharing to maximize your tax deduction Payroll system or service recommendation for a new business Protect Your Business From... | /start-a-business | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Month-end close + reporting | Documented: ...Generally, it's tax forms including but not limited to Form 1099, Form W-2, business profit and loss, etc. What happens if I miss the tax filing deadline? Please reach out to your... | /faq | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Industries served (documented) | real estate | home page | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Software supported | QuickBooks | /our-team | 5 pts (max 5) |
| Local / remote model stated | Local + remote | home page | 3 pts (max 3) |
| Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) | CPA license active (individual: Jun Zhou) · 065041431 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (open data pzzh-kp68) | State accountancy board Third-party Sep 26, 2026 expires Sep 30, 2027 | 8 pts (max 8) |
| Pricing approach published | Quote only (stated): "pricing is based on" | /faq | 6 pts (max 6) |
| Onboarding described | Documented: ...support you need in EACH STEP of the journey. Form the Business Entity the Right Way STEP 1 The first step of starting a business is to form the right entity. However, with the... | /start-a-business | 4 pts (max 4) |
| Named contact / team | Jun Zhou, CPA | /our-team | 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); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
Not verified (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): 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 license (ACTIVE) for JUN ZHOU, the individual named on the firm's site, expiring 2027-09-30. An individual's license is not a CPA firm permit and does not verify the firm. 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
- 21 of 23 evidenced items come from Zhou Agency's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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