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We reviewed 69 firms in Delaware: 22 met the listing bar and 18 reached 70% evidence coverage, and 10 of them hold a numbered place on its one ranked list.
Start with the Wilmington metro page, the only one in Delaware, which lists 15 firms and carries a ranked list. 7 more firms outside that metro are listed below.
Outside the metro pages: 20 profiles reviewed, 7 met the listing bar, 6 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more).
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15 bookkeeping firms in the Wilmington 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 a Delaware bookkeeper before you hire: the Delaware Board of Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 22 Delaware firms put in writing about fees and reporting.
The top two firms on the Wilmington list, Worry Free Tax & Financial Solutions and Santora CPA Group, side by side on services, pricing, software and what public records confirm.
We verified a monthly bookkeeping price for one of the 7 firms on this list: Delmarva Certified Public Accounting Services publishes from $200 a month on its own site, captured September 26, 2026 (source). For the other firms we have no verified monthly bookkeeping price; some may publish other pricing, so ask them for a quote.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delmarva Certified Public Accounting Services | Georgetown, DE Local | payroll coordination | QuickBooks, ADP | Publishes prices | Not verified | 83 | 28 |
| Escalon Says it serves: retail | Dover, DE | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks, NetSuite, Stripe | Quote only (stated) | Not verified | 62 | Not scored |
| Faw Casson Says it serves: construction, manufacturing, hospitality | Dover, DE Local + remote | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75 | 37 |
| Orth & Kowalick, P.A. | Dover, DE | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 77 | 29 |
| Valley's LLC | Dover, DE | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks, Gusto | Not verified | Not verified | 77 | 20 |
| Velan Bookkeeping Says it serves: construction, real estate, property management, healthcare, non-profits | Dover, DE Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Xero, Wave, NetSuite, Bill.com, QuickBooks Online, Sage | Other fees only, no monthly price | Not verified | 83 | 69 |
| Wattay Accounting | Smyrna, DE | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 77 | 24 |
Across all 22 firms we list in Delaware, 1 publish a monthly price or a starting price and 16 say nothing about fees. That's close to the national share of 4%.
Delaware publishes records we can match, so we could check every firm we list in Delaware against them: 8 firms with an active CPA license or permit on Delaware's published register. The CPA records we matched belong to Faw Casson, Orth & Kowalick, P.A., Santora CPA Group and Jessup & Associates. Each profile shows the license or permit number and the date we checked. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Delaware Board of 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 Delaware Board of 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 Delaware 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.