Quick Comparison
| Firm | Credentials | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| <a href="https://www.koreaccounting.com/">KORE Accounting Solutions</a> | Scottsdale firm founded by Inna Korenzvit in 2012, holding Elite-Level QuickBooks ProAdvisor status (the highest tier Intuit grants), Clio Gold Certified Partner status, and AIPB membership, with 25-plus years of accounting work. | Law firm bookkeeping, client trust accounting (IOLTA), three-way trust reconciliation, management accounting, and QuickBooks Online cloud workflows for solo attorneys and small to midsize firms across Arizona and the United States. |
| <a href="https://www.booksandprofits.com/">Books and Profits, LLC</a> | Scottsdale firm led by Padma Pothula since 2016, holding Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor status (the senior tier) and Xero certified partner status, with 15-plus years of bookkeeping work across construction, real estate, and retail. | Daily bookkeeping, payroll coordination, financial reporting, and CFO advisory work for real estate and property management firms, construction and trade contractors, wholesale and distribution operators, and growing service businesses. |
| <a href="https://starbook15.com/">Star Bookkeeping Services, LLC</a> | Scottsdale firm run by Estelle Sanchez since 2017, holding Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and CPA credentials, with 25 years of accounting and bookkeeping work behind the lead role. | Monthly bookkeeping, accounts payable, payroll, sales tax filings, year-end 1099 and W-2 prep, bank and credit card reconciliations, and QuickBooks training for small business owners across Scottsdale and the greater Phoenix metro. |
1. KORE Accounting Solutions
- Address: Scottsdale, AZ (cloud-based practice; mailing address provided to engaged clients)
- Phone: (480) 818-5673
- Founder / Owner: Inna Korenzvit (Founder and Principal Accountant); Mark Khazanovich (Director of Operations)
- Operating Since: 2012 (14 years), with the founder carrying 25-plus years of accounting work
- Credentials: Elite-Level Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor (the highest tier Intuit grants); Clio Gold Certified Partner; Clio Accounting Certified Partner; Intuit Authorized Reseller; LawPay Partner; member of the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB); Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses graduate; Top Women in Accounting recognition; Woodard Top 50 Client Accounting Services Award firm
- Service area: Scottsdale and the greater Phoenix metro for the home base, plus modern law firms across all 50 states on a cloud delivery model
- Industries served: Solo attorneys, small to midsize law firms, and legal professionals nationwide, with a deep focus on client trust accounting and Bar compliance work; selected non-legal small business clients
- Website: koreaccounting.com
Scottsdale Cloud Base With National Legal Reach
KORE Accounting runs from a Scottsdale base and delivers a fully cloud workflow to law firms across the United States, with no public storefront and a mailing address shared with engaged clients only. The (480) 818-5673 phone (spelled (480) 818-KORE) and the Scottsdale headquarters match across the practice’s own site at koreaccounting.com, the Better Business Bureau Scottsdale profile, the Alignable Scottsdale profile, the LinkedIn company page, the Crunchbase company record, and the VoyagePhoenix founder interview, which gives the contact data multi-source backing past a single self-reported entry. The Scottsdale base supports Phoenix metro firms in person, while the cloud model fits solo and small law firms in any state.
Founder Inna Korenzvit and 2012 Launch
Inna Korenzvit founded KORE in 2012 in Scottsdale per the firm’s About page, the VoyagePhoenix founder interview, the Melio Get Inspire feature, the Crunchbase company profile, and the Woodard Top 50 award spotlight. The 14-year run under named founder leadership sits well past the five-year minimum this directory applies. Korenzvit pivoted the company in 2018 toward solo attorneys and small law firms looking to stay compliant with client trust accounting rules while running more profitable practices. She is a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program graduate and a Top Women in Accounting award winner, and she works alongside Director of Operations Mark Khazanovich and a small staff team that covers accounting, technology, and client onboarding roles.
Elite-Level QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Clio Gold Stack
KORE holds Elite-Level Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor status, which is the highest tier the Intuit ProAdvisor program offers, paired with Clio Gold Certified Partner and Clio Accounting Certified Partner status, Intuit Authorized Reseller status, LawPay Partner status, and AIPB professional membership. The combined credential stack covers the three platforms most active in modern law firm books: QuickBooks Online for the general ledger, Clio for matter management and trust accounting, and LawPay for client payments and trust deposits. Few Arizona bookkeeping firms hold all three top-tier designations on the same letterhead, which lets KORE quote firmer process answers on trust account questions than a generalist practice.
Trust Accounting and Bar Compliance Niche
The published service stack covers daily and monthly bookkeeping, three-way trust reconciliation, IOLTA setup and ongoing trust account hygiene, payroll oversight, accounts payable management, financial reporting, and management accounting paired with KPI dashboards built around the law firm owner. The firm publishes a Top 50 Client Accounting Services Award from Woodard, a leading accounting industry publication, which puts the practice in a national peer group rather than a purely local listing. That national positioning fits Arizona attorneys who want a Scottsdale-based bookkeeper who already speaks Bar compliance language and three-way reconciliation rules out of the gate.
2. Books and Profits, LLC
- Address: 9375 E Shea Blvd, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
- Phone: (480) 241-6715
- Founder / Owner: Padma Pothula (Founder and Lead Bookkeeper)
- Operating Since: 2016 (10 years), with the founder carrying 15-plus years of bookkeeping work
- Credentials: Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor (the senior tier above the standard ProAdvisor exam); Xero certified partner; 15-plus years of bookkeeping work across construction, real estate, restaurants, retail, and small business
- Service area: Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, the greater Phoenix metro, and remote clients nationwide on a cloud delivery model
- Industries served: Real estate and property management operators, construction and trade contractors, wholesale and distribution firms, restaurants, retail businesses, and growing service-based small businesses
- Website: booksandprofits.com
Shea Boulevard Office in North Scottsdale
Books and Profits works from a 9375 East Shea Boulevard, Suite 100 address inside the 85260 zip in north Scottsdale, near the Shea and 92nd Street corridor that connects Scottsdale to Paradise Valley. The Shea Boulevard address and (480) 241-6715 phone match across the shop’s own site at booksandprofits.com, the Yelp Scottsdale business listing, the Manta business directory entry, the Nextdoor Scottsdale page, the BizProfile Arizona LLC record, the LinkedIn company page, the AccountantDB Scottsdale entry, and the ZoomInfo company record, which gives the contact data multi-source backing past a single self-reported entry. The 85260 office puts the practice inside Scottsdale proper rather than a shared Phoenix metro listing.
Founder Padma Pothula and 2016 Start
Padma Pothula founded Books and Profits in 2016 per the firm’s About page, the Manta business directory record, and the BizProfile Arizona LLC entity entry. The 10-year run under named founder leadership sits past the five-year minimum this directory applies. Pothula brings 15-plus years of bookkeeping work into the lead role, with hands-on experience across construction, real estate, restaurants, retail, and small business books before launching the company. The firm runs as a single-owner practice with named lead bookkeeper involvement on every client file rather than a high-volume rollup model where files rotate across an unnamed pool.
Advanced QuickBooks and Xero Dual Certification
Padma Pothula holds Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor status, which is the senior step above the standard QuickBooks ProAdvisor exam, paired with Xero certified partner status. The dual platform stack lets the shop support clients on either Intuit’s QuickBooks Online or Xero’s cloud accounting platform, which fits Scottsdale owners who use either product or who want to migrate between them on a planned schedule. Few Scottsdale firms publish active certification on both platforms, which gives Books and Profits broader software coverage than a single-platform practice.
Three-Step Methodology and CFO Advisory Track
The firm publishes a three-step engagement methodology of cleanup and procedures, performance reporting, and advisory and growth, paired with a service stack covering daily bookkeeping, payroll coordination, tax preparation coordination, financial reporting, employee benefits advisory, and fractional CFO services. Pothula publishes a published view that bookkeeping is an investment rather than a line-item cost, which frames the practice around real-time financial guidance rather than month-end reporting only. That methodology fits Scottsdale real estate, construction, and wholesale operators who want a bookkeeper able to grow into a fractional CFO role as the business scales.
3. Star Bookkeeping Services, LLC
- Address: 8900 E Pinnacle Peak Rd, Suite D-248, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
- Phone: (480) 825-7822
- Founder / Owner: Estelle Sanchez (Owner and Lead Bookkeeper)
- Operating Since: 2017 (9 years), with the owner carrying 25 years of accounting and bookkeeping work
- Credentials: Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor; CPA; Certified QuickBooks Consultant; 25 years of bookkeeping and accounting work prior to leading the firm
- Service area: Scottsdale (north Scottsdale, central Scottsdale, and south Scottsdale), Paradise Valley, and the greater Phoenix metro
- Industries served: Small business owners across general industries, with a service mix built for owner-operator companies that need monthly books paired with payroll and sales tax filings
- Website: starbook15.com
Pinnacle Peak Road Office in North Scottsdale
Star Bookkeeping Services works from an 8900 East Pinnacle Peak Road, Suite D-248 address inside the 85255 zip in north Scottsdale, near the Pinnacle Peak and Pima Road corridor that runs through the DC Ranch and Grayhawk neighborhoods. The Pinnacle Peak Road address and (480) 825-7822 phone match across the company’s own site at starbook15.com (Home and Contact Us pages), the Yelp Scottsdale business listing, the Yellow Pages Scottsdale entry, the Better Business Bureau Scottsdale profile, the Yahoo Local listing, and the Nextdoor Scottsdale page, which gives the contact data multi-source backing past a single self-reported entry. The 85255 office puts the shop in north Scottsdale rather than a shared Phoenix metro entry.
Owner Estelle Sanchez and 25-Year Career
Estelle Sanchez runs Star Bookkeeping Services in Scottsdale per the practice’s site, the LinkedIn personal profile, the Yelp Scottsdale listing, and the Yahoo Local listing. The firm has run since 2017 per the LegalDirectorate Scottsdale market summary, which puts the practice past the five-year minimum this directory applies. Sanchez publishes 25 years of bookkeeping and accounting work behind the lead role and frames her practice around small business owners who want a single named bookkeeper handling their books, payroll, and sales tax rather than rotating through a pool. The named-owner model fits Scottsdale owners who want continuity across multiple years of books rather than handoffs at every staff change.
Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor and CPA Stack
Estelle Sanchez holds Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor status paired with CPA licensure, which is a less common combination at a small Scottsdale bookkeeping practice and gives the firm both the senior Intuit credential and the state-level CPA framework on the same letterhead. The Advanced ProAdvisor exam is the senior step above the standard QuickBooks ProAdvisor exam, while the CPA licensure adds a recognized accounting credential that supports the company’s monthly closing and reconciliation work. Star Bookkeeping positions itself as a bookkeeping practice (rather than a tax-filing CPA practice), with QuickBooks training also offered for clients who want to keep some books in-house.
Bookkeeping, Payroll, Sales Tax, and 1099 Stack
The published service stack covers monthly bookkeeping, accounts payable check writing, full payroll processing, monthly sales tax filings, quarterly payroll reports, year-end 1099 and W-2 preparation, bank and credit card reconciliations, expense and asset tracking, and QuickBooks training. The bundled scope covers a small business owner’s full month-to-month compliance load in one place, which fits Scottsdale owners who want one named bookkeeper handling books, payroll, sales tax, and year-end information returns rather than splitting those across two or three vendors. The QuickBooks training option also supports owners who want to learn parts of the workflow rather than fully outsource them.
Reference Notes
KORE Accounting Solutions Scottsdale base and phone (480) 818-5673 cross-checked across the shop’s own site at koreaccounting.com (About Us and Home pages), the Better Business Bureau Scottsdale profile, the Alignable Scottsdale profile, the LinkedIn company page, the Crunchbase company record, the VoyagePhoenix founder interview, the Melio Get Inspire feature, and the Woodard Top 50 Client Accounting Services Award firm spotlight. The 2012 founding date and Inna Korenzvit’s role as Founder and Principal Accountant sourced from the practice’s About page, the VoyagePhoenix interview, the Melio feature, and the Crunchbase record, with the Elite-Level QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Clio Gold Certified Partner credentials drawn from the firm’s About and Services pages. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program credential, Top Women in Accounting recognition, and Woodard Top 50 award sourced from the company’s published bio and the third-party industry coverage.
Books and Profits LLC address (9375 East Shea Boulevard, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260) and phone (480) 241-6715 confirmed across the shop’s own site at booksandprofits.com (Home, About, and Contact pages), the Yelp Scottsdale business listing, the Manta business directory record, the Nextdoor Scottsdale page, the BizProfile Arizona LLC entity entry, the LinkedIn company page, the AccountantDB Scottsdale listing, and the ZoomInfo company record. The 2016 opening date sourced from the Manta business directory record and the BizProfile Arizona LLC record, with Padma Pothula as Founder per the practice’s About page. The Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Xero certified partner credentials sourced from the firm’s About and Services pages, and the 15-plus years of multi-industry bookkeeping work sourced from the founder’s published bio.
Star Bookkeeping Services LLC address (8900 East Pinnacle Peak Road, Suite D-248, Scottsdale, AZ 85255) and phone (480) 825-7822 confirmed across the company’s own site at starbook15.com (Home and Contact Us pages), the Yelp Scottsdale business listing, the Yellow Pages Scottsdale entry, the Better Business Bureau Scottsdale profile, the Yahoo Local listing, and the Nextdoor Scottsdale page. The 2017 founding date sourced from the LegalDirectorate Scottsdale bookkeeping market summary, with Estelle Sanchez as Owner per the LinkedIn personal profile and the shop’s site. The Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, CPA, and Certified QuickBooks Consultant credentials sourced from the practice’s site and the LinkedIn profile, and the 25 years of bookkeeping and accounting work sourced from the owner’s published bio. All three firms appear as independent, founder-led practices and not as franchised or rolled-up brands such as Bench, Pilot, QuickBooks Live, BELAY, Bookkeeper360, Bookminders, Supporting Strategies, Bookkeeper.com, or 1-800Accountant.
Selection Methodology
This list applies four filters to the Scottsdale market. First, the firm has to be independent, family owned, or founder led rather than part of a national rollup or franchise brand. Second, the company must show active QuickBooks credentials or a QuickBooks-centered practice, with that focus visible on its own site or on a third-party directory such as the Intuit Find-an-Accountant portal, the Better Business Bureau, Alignable, Bizapedia, BizProfile, Yelp, or LinkedIn. Third, the shop has to have been in business for at least five years under named founder or owner control. Fourth, the practice has to position itself as a bookkeeping practice rather than a pure CPA tax-prep shop. Public address and phone data also had to match across at least two independent sources, including the firm’s own site plus a Yelp listing, an Alignable profile, a Bizapedia or BizProfile entity record, an Intuit ProAdvisor directory entry, a Better Business Bureau profile, or another third-party business directory. National rollup brands such as Bench, Pilot, QuickBooks Live, BELAY, Bookkeeper360, Bookminders, Supporting Strategies, Bookkeeper.com, and 1-800Accountant were excluded by design, since this directory targets locally owned shops in the Scottsdale market. The firms profiled in our companion Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, and Gilbert guides were also excluded to avoid duplication across Arizona posts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do these firms serve clients in Paradise Valley and Fountain Hills as well as Scottsdale proper?
Yes. KORE Accounting runs a cloud delivery model from a Scottsdale base and supports Paradise Valley and Fountain Hills law firm clients on the same workflow that already supports out-of-state attorneys, with secure cloud channels for trust account work and client document exchange. Books and Profits works from a Shea Boulevard office in north Scottsdale that sits a short drive from Paradise Valley and supports Paradise Valley real estate, construction, and wholesale operators on monthly cloud books, with remote delivery available for Fountain Hills owners who prefer a fully cloud workflow. Star Bookkeeping Services works from a Pinnacle Peak Road office in north Scottsdale and supports both in-person and remote clients across Paradise Valley and Fountain Hills, with monthly bookkeeping, payroll, and sales tax filings delivered through QuickBooks Online and a small set of on-site visits where the client prefers face-to-face delivery.
Are these firms CPA practices or bookkeeping practices?
All three position themselves as QuickBooks-centered bookkeeping practices rather than as CPA audit and tax-filing firms. KORE Accounting runs as an Elite-Level QuickBooks ProAdvisor management accounting and trust account bookkeeping practice under founder Inna Korenzvit, with tax preparation handed off to outside CPA partners rather than filed inside the company. Books and Profits runs as an Advanced QuickBooks and Xero certified bookkeeping and CFO advisory practice under founder Padma Pothula, with monthly books, payroll coordination, and tax preparation coordination across outside tax filers. Star Bookkeeping Services runs as an Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor practice under Estelle Sanchez, who also holds CPA licensure, but the shop positions itself around monthly bookkeeping, payroll, sales tax, and year-end 1099 and W-2 work rather than around audit or tax-filing services. Owners who need full audit, attest, or tax-filing work would still need to retain a separate licensed CPA firm.
Do Scottsdale bookkeeping firms typically offer remote or cloud service?
Yes. KORE Accounting runs as a fully cloud practice from a Scottsdale base and supports law firm clients in Arizona and across all 50 states on QuickBooks Online files paired with Clio matter management and LawPay client payments, with no requirement for on-site visits. Books and Profits works from a Shea Boulevard base and supports both in-person Scottsdale clients and remote clients nationwide on QuickBooks Online and Xero cloud files, with daily bookkeeping and CFO advisory delivered through cloud workflows. Star Bookkeeping Services works from a Pinnacle Peak Road base and supports a mix of in-person and remote clients across Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and the greater Phoenix metro on QuickBooks Online cloud files, with monthly bookkeeping and payroll delivered through cloud channels rather than paper-based workflows.
How long have these firms been operating?
KORE Accounting Solutions has run as a Scottsdale-based bookkeeping and management accounting practice since 2012 (14 years) per the practice’s About page, the VoyagePhoenix founder interview, the Crunchbase company record, and the Woodard Top 50 award spotlight, under named founder Inna Korenzvit. Books and Profits has run as a Scottsdale practice since 2016 (10 years) per the Manta business directory record and the BizProfile Arizona LLC entry, under founder Padma Pothula. Star Bookkeeping Services has run as a Scottsdale practice since 2017 (9 years) per the LegalDirectorate Scottsdale bookkeeping market summary, under owner Estelle Sanchez. Each firm sits past the five-year minimum this directory applies and runs under named founder or owner control across its full window, with the founders bringing 15 to 25-plus years of prior bookkeeping and accounting work into the lead role.
Editorial Note
This post was prepared on 2026-05-11 using publicly available web sources, including each firm’s own website, third-party business directories such as Yelp, Alignable, Nextdoor, Yellow Pages, Manta, BizProfile, AccountantDB, Yahoo Local, ZoomInfo, and LinkedIn, the Better Business Bureau Scottsdale profiles, the LegalDirectorate Scottsdale bookkeeping market summary, the Crunchbase company records, the VoyagePhoenix founder interview, the Melio Get Inspire feature, and the Woodard Top 50 Client Accounting Services Award firm spotlight. Address, phone, ownership, tenure, and credential details reflect those sources at the time of writing. Readers should confirm current details directly with each firm before contracting, since office locations, phone numbers, and ownership can change after publication.