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We reviewed 71 firms in Maine: 20 met the listing bar and 10 reached 70% evidence coverage, and 6 of them hold a numbered place on its one ranked list.
Start with the Portland-South Portland metro page, the only one in Maine, which lists 15 firms and carries a ranked list. 5 more firms outside that metro are listed below.
Outside the metro pages: 22 profiles reviewed, 5 met the listing bar, 2 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more).
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15 bookkeeping firms in the Portland-South Portland 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 Maine bookkeeper before you hire: the Maine Board of Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 20 Maine firms put in writing about fees and reporting.
The top two firms on the Portland-South Portland list, My Remote Quality Bookkeeping and BalancedReturns, 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.
| 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 |
| LG&H Says it serves: professional services | Bangor, ME Local | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 75 | 43 |
| Lougee Business Solutions, LLC | Lewiston, ME | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 17 | Not scored |
| Maine CPA | Auburn, ME Local + remote | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 75 | 23 |
| Ouellette & Associates, P.A. Says it serves: construction, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate | Lewiston, ME | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69 | Not scored |
Across all 20 firms we list in Maine, none publish a monthly price or a starting price and 18 say nothing about fees. The share publishing, 0%, compares with 4% 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 70.5%. 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.
Dates are when we checked. Report an error.