Bookkeepers in the Coeur D'Alene Area, ID Compared (2026)
Key Takeaways
- Too few firms reached 70% evidence coverage to rank (6 of 8, where a ranking needs 8), so the list is alphabetical.
- Only 2 of 8 publish a price or a starting price, while 6 say nothing about fees.
- Compared with every firm we list, this group stands out on onboarding: 3 of 8 describe their onboarding (38% against 15%).
Sources cited in this article: DNS check, Firm's own website, State business registry, and our published methodology.
17 profiles reviewed, 8 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 Coeur d'Alene (7) and Hayden (1). The page covers 16 towns and cities in the metro area, and a firm elsewhere in Idaho appears on the state page.
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This page compares the 8 Coeur d'Alene 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 catch-up work (2 firms), a published price (2) and remote service (2).
Comparison (unranked, alphabetical)
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinger Business Solutions Says it serves: contractors, manufacturing, technology, retail, professional services | Coeur d'Alene, ID | catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Publishes prices | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Goucher Group, LLC Says it serves: construction | Hayden, ID | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 72% | 25 |
| Inline Tax | Coeur d'Alene, ID Local | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Kane Tax & Accounting | Coeur d'Alene, ID Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, Gusto | Publishes a starting price | Not verified | 80% | 71 |
| Matheney and Matheney | Coeur d'Alene, ID | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 71% | 27 |
| SC Business Advisory CPA | Coeur d'Alene, ID | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 78% | 43 |
| SwiftLogic Says it serves: restaurants, professional services, startups, real estate, technology | Coeur d'Alene, ID | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 80% | 51 |
| Total Tax Inc | Coeur d'Alene, ID Local + remote | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 78% | 30 |
What the evidence shows
Pricing
75% of the firms on this page say nothing about what they charge. 2 of 8 show a price or a starting price, and none say they quote. Figures the firms publish themselves, as their sites word them: Ballinger Business Solutions ("$300/mo") and Kane Tax & Accounting ("Starting at $600/mo"). Across Idaho, the share publishing a price is 20%, so this group is ahead of its state. Get the monthly fee, the transaction volume it assumes and what counts as extra in writing.
Licenses and public records
Idaho publishes records we can match, so we could check this group against them: 4 with a business registration found in the state's registry data. The Idaho CPA register isn't one we can search automatically, so a CPA license on these pages reads Not verified until someone checks the board by hand. Any firm that says it's a CPA practice can be checked on the Idaho State Board of Accountancy lookup.
Coeur d'Alene area in figures
Shares of the 8 firms listed, from accepted evidence only. A firm with no evidence for an item counts as not stating it.
| Publish a price or starting price | 25% (2 of 8) |
|---|---|
| State they price by quote | 0% (0 of 8) |
| Say nothing about pricing | 75% (6 of 8) |
| Hold a third-party-verified credential | 0% (0 of 8) (the Idaho CPA register isn't searched automatically, so licenses read Not verified) |
| State a reporting cadence | 25% (2 of 8) |
| Describe onboarding | 38% (3 of 8) |
| Offer catch-up or cleanup work | 25% (2 of 8) |
| Work remotely (stated) | 25% (2 of 8) |
| Most-mentioned software | QuickBooks 50%, QuickBooks Online 25%, Gusto 12% |
| Median evidence coverage | 75% |
| Median Evidence Score (scored firms) | 36.5 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Coeur d'Alene bookkeepers publish their prices?
Ballinger Business Solutions and Kane Tax & Accounting show a price or a starting price on their own site. Open a profile to see the exact wording and the page it came from.
Which firms in Coeur d'Alene take on catch-up bookkeeping?
Ballinger Business Solutions and Kane Tax & Accounting say they do catch-up or cleanup work. The catch-up filter above the list shows only those firms.
Which Coeur d'Alene bookkeepers say which industries they serve?
3 of 8 name them on their own sites, among them Ballinger Business Solutions (contractors and manufacturing), Goucher Group, LLC (construction) and SwiftLogic (restaurants and professional services). It's self-reported, so ask for a client reference in your trade.
Every place this page covers (16)
Athol, Coeur d'Alene, Conkling Park, Dalton Gardens, Fernan Lake Village, Harrison, Hauser, Hayden, Hayden Lake, Huetter, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Rockford Bay, Spirit Lake, State Line, Worley.
Sources and further reading
Dates are when we checked. Report an error.
- DNS checkChecked Sep 26, 2026
- Firm's own websiteChecked Sep 26, 2026
- State business registryChecked Sep 26, 2026
- Idaho State Board of Accountancy: license lookupIdaho State Board of Accountancy
- Idaho business entity searchState of Idaho
- How the Evidence Score worksBookkeeping Index methodology
- Commercial disclosuresBookkeeping Index