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We reviewed 54 firms in Alaska: 14 met the listing bar and 8 reached 70% evidence coverage, too few on any one list to rank it yet.
Start with the Anchorage metro page, the only one in Alaska, which lists 8 firms but doesn't have enough third-party evidence to rank yet, so it compares firms without an order. 6 more firms outside that metro are listed below.
Outside the metro pages: 24 profiles reviewed, 6 met the listing bar, 3 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more).
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8 bookkeeping firms in the Anchorage area, checked against their own sites and public records: none publishes a monthly price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
Check an Alaska bookkeeper before you hire: the Alaska Board of Public Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 14 Alaska firms put in writing about fees and reporting.
Firms outside the market pages that met the listing bar. A town gets its own page once it has 8 listed firms.
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage (%) | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook Accounting | Fairbanks, AK | payroll coordination | QuickBooks Online | Quote only (stated) | IRS preparer record | 24 | Not scored |
| Fairbanks Tax Service LLC | Fairbanks, AK | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 70 | 17 |
| Richard Earl EA, Inc. | Juneau, AK | payroll coordination | Not verified | Other fees only, no monthly price | IRS preparer record | 75 | 25 |
| RJG | Fairbanks, AK | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69 | Not scored |
| Robinson & Ward, PC Says it serves: non-profits | Fairbanks, AK | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69 | Not scored |
| WKS, A Professional Corporation Says it serves: construction, medical, transportation | Fairbanks, AK | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 75 | 24 |
Across all 14 firms we list in Alaska, none publish a monthly price or a starting price and 11 say nothing about fees. The share publishing, 0%, compares with 4% nationally.
Without Alaska records we can match, the evidence here is what firms publish about themselves, and that alone stops short of the 70% coverage a ranking needs. Median evidence coverage here is 71.5%. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Alaska Board of Public Accountancy lookup.
General information, not tax advice. Which of these reach your business depends on its entity type, what it sells, whether it has employees and the schedule each agency assigns. Your bookkeeper keeps the records; you, or whoever your engagement letter names, file. Checked on the linked official pages on September 26, 2026.
Search the firm or the person on the Alaska Board of Public Accountancy lookup. A bookkeeper doesn't need a CPA license to keep your books; it matters when a firm uses the CPA title or you need audited or reviewed statements.
Search its legal name on the Alaska business entity search. A sole proprietor trading under its own name may not appear, and that alone isn't a warning sign.
Dates are when we checked. Report an error.