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We reviewed 188 firms in Alabama: 63 met the listing bar and 50 reached 70% evidence coverage, and 20 of them hold a numbered place on one of its 2 ranked lists.
Start with the metro page nearest you. Alabama has 3 metro pages, largest first: Birmingham (14), Huntsville (9) and Mobile (9). 1 of the 3 carries a ranked list; the rest compare firms without an order. 31 more firms outside those metros are listed below.
Outside the metro pages: 101 profiles reviewed, 31 met the listing bar, 27 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more). 12 document at least 6 of the items we score and are ranked by Evidence Score; the other 15 are under the list as Also scored.
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14 bookkeeping firms in the Birmingham area, checked against their own sites and public records: none publishes a price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
9 bookkeeping firms in the Huntsville area, checked against their own sites and public records: none publishes a price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
9 bookkeeping firms in the Mobile area, checked against their own sites and public records: none publishes a price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
Check an Alabama bookkeeper before you hire: the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 63 Alabama firms put in writing about fees and reporting.
The top two firms on the Birmingham list, Bryan L. Parker and Peters Bandura, side by side on services, pricing, software and what public records confirm.
Firms outside the market pages that met the listing bar. A town gets its own page once it has 8 listed firms.
These firms reached 70% evidence coverage, but fewer than 6 of the items we score are documented for them, so they carry a score and no number.
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson, Sizemore & Associates Says it serves: medical | Dothan, AL | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 22 |
| Fountain City Tax & Accounting | Prattville, AL | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 22 |
| FocusPay Solutions | Auburn, AL | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Quote only (stated) | Not verified | 74% | 22 |
| AccountingRx Says it serves: medical, nonprofits | Tuscaloosa, AL | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 71% | 22 |
| Parsons Group, LLC | Dothan, AL | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 21 |
| American Income Tax | Gadsden, AL | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 20 |
| Justin Smith CPA | Opelika, AL | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 77% | 18 |
| Yeager and Christian | Tuscaloosa, AL | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 18 |
| Brianne CPA Says it serves: restaurants | Montgomery, AL | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 17 |
| THE OFFICE ORGANIZER | Auburn, AL | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 16 |
| Frazier Income Tax | Decatur, AL Local | payroll coordination | Not verified | Publishes a starting price | Not verified | 77% | 15 |
| Harbin & Stough | Tuscaloosa, AL | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 77% | 14 |
| TAX MART | Florence, AL | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 14 |
| Whatley Bookkeeping | Opelika, AL | AP/AR | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 11 |
| Gold Rush Tax & Accounting | Decatur, AL | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 74% | 8 |
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machen McChesney Says it serves: healthcare, professional services | Auburn, AL | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 72% | 43 |
| Tucker, Scott, Bell & Marthaler, LLC Says it serves: healthcare, retail | Decatur, AL | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 74% | 42 |
| McDaniel & Associates Says it serves: startups | Dothan, AL | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks, Sage | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 77% | 40 |
| Newsome Tax | Phenix City, AL Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination | QuickBooks Online | Publishes prices | Not verified | 77% | 40 |
| Himmelwright, Huguley & Boles Says it serves: construction, manufacturing, technology, medical | Opelika, AL Local + remote | payroll coordination, month-end close | Xero | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 74% | 38 |
| Byrd, Smalley & Adams, CPA Says it serves: construction, contractors, healthcare, nonprofits, agriculture | Decatur, AL | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 72% | 36 |
| MDA Professional Group, P.C. Says it serves: construction, real estate, healthcare, professional services, manufacturing | Albertville, AL | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Sage | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 72% | 36 |
| Kim Clenney & Company | Montgomery, AL Local | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 34 |
| Diamond, Carmichael & Gary Says it serves: professional services | Montgomery, AL | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 72% | 33 |
| The Tax Place Says it serves: professional services, law firms | Montgomery, AL Local | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 32 |
| Norvell & Scott, P.C. | Florence, AL Local | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 71% | 32 |
| Palmer & Co Says it serves: restaurants, construction, contractors, real estate, retail | Tuscaloosa, AL Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 22 |
These firms met the listing bar but have under 70% evidence coverage, so they are not ranked.
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact CPA, LLC | Gadsden, AL | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 6% |
| Montgomery CPA Associates | Montgomery, AL | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 37% |
| Smith, Dukes & Buckalew Says it serves: healthcare | Daphne, AL | month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 66% |
| Stack & Blair | Florence, AL | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 12% |
Across all 63 firms we list in Alabama, 2 publish a price or a starting price and 59 say nothing about fees. The share publishing, 3%, compares with 10% nationally.
Because Alabama publishes its records as open data, the checks for every firm we list in Alabama found 38 firms with an active CPA license or permit on Alabama's published register. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Alabama State 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 Alabama State 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 Alabama business entity search. A sole proprietor trading under its own name may not appear, and that alone isn't a warning sign.
A ranking needs 8 firms at 70% evidence coverage. Huntsville and Mobile have fewer than 8 at that coverage, so they compare firms alphabetically until more evidence comes in.
Dates are when we checked. Report an error.