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← Back to Top 69 Bookkeepers in the Chicago-Naperville Area, IL (2026)Zhou Agency
Evidence Score 51/100 at 77% evidence coverage 17 of 69 on the Chicago-Naperville area list How the score works
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 Oct 25, 2026 | |
| 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) |
| Communication channel / process | Documented: ...your needs and goals and send your tax documents to your tax planner through our Secure Portal so that we could review and deep dive into your tax situation. Planning Call &... | /tax-planning Sep 27, 2026 | 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).
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 preparer record (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: 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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