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State-by-state Accounting, CPA & Payroll audit scores

Summary scores from our published state audits. Select a state for the full firm-by-firm report.

StateScore rangeBelow 60%Firms auditedFull reportFree audit
Alabama44% – 70% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
Alaska34% – 70% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
Arizona30% – 70% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
Arkansas44% – 80% 3 of 88View reportRun audit
California30% – 68% 8 of 1212View reportRun audit
Colorado30% – 84% 4 of 88View reportRun audit
Connecticut44% – 70% 4 of 88View reportRun audit
Delaware39% – 80% 4 of 88View reportRun audit
Florida34% – 68% 3 of 99View reportRun audit
Georgia44% – 66% 4 of 88View reportRun audit
Hawaii39% – 70% 6 of 88View reportRun audit
Idaho38% – 70% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
Illinois49% – 84% 3 of 1010View reportRun audit
Indiana48% – 80% 3 of 88View reportRun audit
Iowa44% – 70% 6 of 88View reportRun audit
Kansas39% – 70% 4 of 88View reportRun audit
Kentucky44% – 80% 2 of 88View reportRun audit
Louisiana44% – 70% 3 of 88View reportRun audit
Maine38% – 70% 6 of 88View reportRun audit
Maryland30% – 58% 8 of 88View reportRun audit
Massachusetts30% – 64% 6 of 88View reportRun audit
Michigan34% – 84% 3 of 88View reportRun audit
Minnesota30% – 71% 1 of 88View reportRun audit
Mississippi38% – 70% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
Missouri39% – 70% 4 of 88View reportRun audit
Montana39% – 70% 4 of 88View reportRun audit
Nebraska39% – 71% 3 of 88View reportRun audit
Nevada44% – 74% 3 of 88View reportRun audit
New Hampshire38% – 70% 6 of 88View reportRun audit
New Jersey30% – 70% 7 of 88View reportRun audit
New Mexico39% – 70% 4 of 88View reportRun audit
New York30% – 70% 8 of 1010View reportRun audit
North Carolina33% – 76% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
North Dakota39% – 70% 4 of 88View reportRun audit
Ohio52% – 80% 4 of 1010View reportRun audit
Oklahoma38% – 70% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
Oregon40% – 72% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
Pennsylvania44% – 70% 5 of 1111View reportRun audit
Rhode Island39% – 70% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
South Carolina44% – 76% 3 of 88View reportRun audit
South Dakota39% – 70% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
Tennessee30% – 70% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
Texas38% – 71% 10 of 1616View reportRun audit
Utah39% – 70% 5 of 88View reportRun audit
Vermont30% – 70% 6 of 88View reportRun audit
Virginia30% – 62% 7 of 88View reportRun audit
Washington30% – 72% 4 of 88View reportRun audit
West Virginia39% – 70% 3 of 88View reportRun audit
Wisconsin30% – 74% 3 of 88View reportRun audit
Wyoming39% – 70% 4 of 88View reportRun audit

National audit summaries

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