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We reviewed 70 firms in Maine: 15 met the listing bar, but none reached 70% evidence coverage, so no list in Maine can be ranked yet.
Start with the Portland-South Portland metro page, the only one in Maine, which lists 12 firms but doesn't have enough third-party evidence to rank yet, so it compares firms without an order. 3 more firms outside that metro are listed below.
Outside the metro pages: 22 profiles reviewed, 3 met the listing bar, 0 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more).
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12 bookkeeping firms in the Portland-South Portland area, checked against their own sites and public records: 1 publish a price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
Check a Maine bookkeeper before you hire: the Maine Board of Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 15 Maine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Associates | Auburn, ME | AP/AR | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Lougee Business Solutions, LLC | Lewiston, ME | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 11% | Not scored |
| Maine CPA | Auburn, ME Local + remote | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
Across all 15 firms we list in Maine, 1 publish a price or a starting price and 14 say nothing about fees. The share publishing, 7%, compares with 10% nationally.
Without Maine 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 66%. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Maine 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 Maine 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 Maine business entity search. A sole proprietor trading under its own name may not appear, and that alone isn't a warning sign.
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