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Bookkeepers in the Huntsville Area, AL Compared (2026)

Key Takeaways

  • Too few firms reached 70% evidence coverage to rank (6 of 9, where a ranking needs 8), so the list is alphabetical.
  • Pricing is hidden across the board: no firm here publishes a price, and 9 of 9 don't mention fees at all.
  • Compared with every firm we list, this group stands out on verified credentials: 5 of 9 hold a credential a third party confirms (56% against 15%).

Sources cited in this article: DNS check, Firm's own website, State accountancy board, and our published methodology.

27 profiles reviewed, 9 met the listing bar, 6 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more). Fewer than 8 firms reached the scoring bar, so this is an unranked comparison. The bar is not lowered to make a ranking.

Firms on this page have offices in Huntsville (7) and Madison (2). The page covers 17 towns and cities in the metro area, and a firm elsewhere in Alabama appears on the state page.

This page compares the 9 Huntsville bookkeeping firms that met our listing bar, alphabetically, because too few have enough checked evidence to rank. Narrow it by need first. The filters above the list cover remote service (1).

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Comparison (unranked, alphabetical)

Local firms, alphabetical
FirmWhereServices documented SoftwarePricingCredentials verified CoverageEvidence Score
Advantage Tax and Accounting Madison, AL payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 17% Not scored
alan vaughn, cpa, pc Madison, AL payroll coordination QuickBooks Not verified Active CPA firm or individual license 20% Not scored
Bearden, Stroup & Associates, CPAs Huntsville, AL monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Active CPA firm or individual license 74% 46
Blue Accounting, Tax, & Consulting Firm
Says it serves: creative agencies
Huntsville, AL
Local + remote
payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 74% 30
Dyer & Smith
Says it serves: nonprofits
Huntsville, AL payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Desktop Not verified Active CPA firm or individual license 34% Not scored
Infinity Tax & Financial Planning Huntsville, AL AP/AR, payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 77% 29
Morris Blankenship Accounting Huntsville, AL payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 77% 6
Sanderson Strawn, PLLC
Says it serves: construction, contractors, real estate, medical, retail
Huntsville, AL AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Active CPA firm or individual license 74% 36
Singleton CPA, LLC
Says it serves: professional services
Huntsville, AL payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Active CPA firm or individual license 72% 19

What the evidence shows

Pricing

No firm on this page puts a price on its website. None of the 9 say they quote each client, and the other 9 say nothing about fees at all. A written scope with the fee and its limits is the thing to ask for on a first call.

Licenses and public records

Alabama publishes records we can match, so we could check this group against them: 5 firms with an active CPA license or permit on Alabama's published register. The CPA records we matched belong to alan vaughn, cpa, pc, Bearden, Stroup & Associates, CPAs, Dyer & Smith and Sanderson Strawn, PLLC. Each profile shows the license or permit number and the date we checked. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy lookup.

Huntsville area in figures

Shares of the 9 firms listed, from accepted evidence only. A firm with no evidence for an item counts as not stating it.

Publish a price or starting price0% (0 of 9)
State they price by quote0% (0 of 9)
Say nothing about pricing100% (9 of 9)
Hold a third-party-verified credential56% (5 of 9)
State a reporting cadence22% (2 of 9)
Describe onboarding22% (2 of 9)
Offer catch-up or cleanup work0% (0 of 9)
Work remotely (stated)11% (1 of 9)
Most-mentioned softwareQuickBooks 33%, QuickBooks Desktop 11%
Median evidence coverage74%
Median Evidence Score (scored firms)29.5

Frequently Asked Questions

Do any Huntsville bookkeepers publish their prices?

Not on their websites. None of the 9 say they quote each client, and the rest don't mention fees. Ask for the monthly fee and what it covers in writing.

Which Huntsville bookkeepers say which industries they serve?

4 of 9 name them on their own sites, among them Blue Accounting, Tax, & Consulting Firm (creative agencies), Dyer & Smith (nonprofits), Sanderson Strawn, PLLC (construction and contractors) and Singleton CPA, LLC (professional services). It's self-reported, so ask for a client reference in your trade.

Every place this page covers (17)

Ardmore, Athens, Elkmont, Gurley, Harvest, Hazel Green, Huntsville, Lester, Madison, Meridianville, Moores Mill, Mooresville, New Hope, New Market, Owens Cross Roads, Redstone Arsenal, Triana.

Sources and further reading

Dates are when we checked. Report an error.

  1. DNS checkChecked Sep 26, 2026
  2. Firm's own websiteChecked Sep 26, 2026
  3. State accountancy boardChecked Sep 26, 2026
  4. Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy: license lookupAlabama State Board of Public Accountancy
  5. Alabama business entity searchState of Alabama
  6. How the Evidence Score worksBookkeeping Index methodology
  7. Commercial disclosuresBookkeeping Index