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Bookkeepers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, MN Compared (2026)

Key Takeaways

  • Too few firms reached 70% evidence coverage to rank (none of the 40, where a ranking needs 8), so the list is alphabetical.
  • Only 4 of 40 publish a price or a starting price, while 35 say nothing about fees.
  • Compared with every firm we list, this group stands out on catch-up work: 1 of 40 says it takes on catch-up or cleanup work (2% against 12%).

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

159 profiles reviewed, 40 met the listing bar, 0 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 Maple Grove (5), Minneapolis (5), Burnsville (3), Eagan (3), Eden Prairie (3), St. Paul (3) and 13 other places. The page covers 290 towns and cities in the metro area, and a firm elsewhere in Minnesota appears on the state page.

This page compares the 40 Minneapolis-St. Paul bookkeeping firms that met our listing bar, alphabetically, because too few have enough checked evidence to rank. Start from what you need and use the filters: catch-up work (1 firm), a published price (4) and remote service (9).

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Comparison (unranked, alphabetical)

Local firms, alphabetical
FirmWhereServices documented SoftwarePricingCredentials verified CoverageEvidence Score
3 Rivers Tax Service
Says it serves: real estate
Coon Rapids, MN
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Abercrombie Bloomington, MN monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
All In One Accounting
Says it serves: construction, real estate, retail, professional services, manufacturing
Eagan, MN
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, FreshBooks, Sage, NetSuite, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Bill.com, BILL, Expensify, Ramp, Shopify, Square, Stripe Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
B Brink Financials Burnsville, MN
Local
payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 18% Not scored
Balance Woodbury, MN
Local
monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online, Xero, Bill.com, Hubdoc, Gusto Publishes prices Not verified 69% Not scored
Berg Accounting Services, LLC Maple Grove, MN payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 17% Not scored
Boyer CPA, a Professional Association Burnsville, MN payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Clergy Financial Resources Maple Grove, MN
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination QuickBooks Publishes prices Not verified 69% Not scored
Contabilidad BO Minneapolis, MN payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Debbie's Tax Facts Maple Grove, MN Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Emmerich & McKnight
Says it serves: professional services
Coon Rapids, MN
Local
payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 63% Not scored
Eric R. Nelson Eden Prairie, MN
Local
payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Executive Public Accountants
Says it serves: construction, contractors, hospitality, landscaping, medical
Andover, MN
Local + remote
AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
G. Doyle Accounting St. Paul, MN Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified 8% Not scored
Genesis Financial & Tax Solutions
Says it serves: non-profits
Woodbury, MN
Local
payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Guidance Accounting
Says it serves: construction, contractors, medical
Roseville, MN
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 28% Not scored
Haugen Binion & Co. CPAs Hugo, MN payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Heintz + Clark CPA & Accounting
Says it serves: real estate
Plymouth, MN AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
HS Bookkeeping
Says it serves: retail, manufacturing, startups
Brooklyn Center, MN
Local
monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
LB Carlson
Says it serves: contractors, professional services, manufacturing
Minneapolis, MN monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
MTM Bookkeeping Services
Says it serves: real estate
Blaine, MN AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Nordquist Tax & Business Services
Says it serves: consultants
Eden Prairie, MN payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Olsen Thielen CPAs & Advisors
Says it serves: manufacturing, professional services, law firms, attorneys, technology
Roseville, MN
Local
payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 63% Not scored
Paul Haglund
Says it serves: healthcare, attorneys, technology
Burnsville, MN
Local
payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Quick CPA & Consulting Lakeville, MN Not verified QuickBooks Online Not verified Not verified 7% Not scored
Ramsay and Associates Mahtomedi, MN payroll coordination, month-end close BILL Not verified Not verified 57% Not scored
Robert Murphey, PA
Says it serves: non-profits
MAPLE GROVE, MN
Local
monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Robin R. Abrahamson CPA LTD Eden Prairie, MN
Local
Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
ROCCA CPA
Says it serves: healthcare, technology, retail, hospitality, startups
Minneapolis, MN
Local + remote
payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Sagacity Tax & Accounting
Says it serves: technology, real estate, law firms, consultants
Oakdale, MN
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
SDK CPAs
Says it serves: attorneys
Minneapolis, MN
Local
month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Small Business Tax Accountant
Says it serves: real estate, attorneys, consultants
St. Paul, MN payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Terron Moss CPA, LLC Eagan, MN month-end close QuickBooks Publishes prices Not verified 69% Not scored
TNT TAX, LLC
Says it serves: contractors, trucking, construction, real estate, daycare
LAKEVILLE, MN AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Quote only (stated) Not verified 69% Not scored
Tumi Services Eagan, MN payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 9% Not scored
Van Winkle and Co. CPA Advisors Maple Grove, MN
Local + remote
payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks, ADP Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
VC Accounting St. Paul, MN monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Venn Tax and Bookkeeping, INC Blaine, MN
Local
monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination QuickBooks Online Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Victory Minneapolis, MN monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
XBS Accounting & Tax
Says it serves: restaurants, contractors, auto repair, consultants, ecommerce
Apple Valley, MN
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Xero, QuickBooks Desktop, Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Shopify, Square, Stripe Publishes prices Not verified 69% Not scored

What the evidence shows

Pricing

88% of the firms on this page say nothing about what they charge. 4 of 40 show a price or a starting price, and 1 say they quote. Figures the firms publish themselves, as their sites word them: Balance ("$3500/month"), Clergy Financial Resources ("$73 per month") and Terron Moss CPA, LLC ("$375 Per Month"). That's more open than Minnesota as a whole, where 6% publish a price. Ask for the fee and what it covers in writing before the first month starts.

Services and process

1 of 40 says it takes on catch-up or cleanup work, which matters if your books are months behind. On this page that's XBS Accounting & Tax. Fewer write down the process: 7 of 40 describe onboarding and 9 name a reporting schedule.

Software and remote work

QuickBooks leads the software firms here name (32%); after it come QuickBooks Online 15% and Xero 10%. If you run Xero, All In One Accounting, Balance, HS Bookkeeping and XBS Accounting & Tax name it. 9 of 40 say they work with clients remotely, so a firm across the metro can still take you on.

Licenses and public records

Without Minnesota 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 69%. Any firm that says it's a CPA practice can be checked on the Minnesota Board of Accountancy lookup.

Minneapolis-St. Paul area in figures

Shares of the 40 firms listed, from accepted evidence only. A firm with no evidence for an item counts as not stating it.

Publish a price or starting price10% (4 of 40)
State they price by quote2% (1 of 40)
Say nothing about pricing88% (35 of 40)
Hold a third-party-verified credential0% (0 of 40) (the Minnesota CPA register isn't searched automatically, so licenses read Not verified)
State a reporting cadence22% (9 of 40)
Describe onboarding18% (7 of 40)
Offer catch-up or cleanup work2% (1 of 40)
Work remotely (stated)22% (9 of 40)
Most-mentioned softwareQuickBooks 32%, QuickBooks Online 15%, Xero 10%, Gusto 8%, ADP 8%
Median evidence coverage69%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minneapolis-St. Paul bookkeepers publish their prices?

Balance, Clergy Financial Resources, Terron Moss CPA, LLC and XBS Accounting & Tax 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul take on catch-up bookkeeping?

XBS Accounting & Tax says it does catch-up or cleanup work.

Which Minneapolis-St. Paul bookkeepers work in Xero?

All In One Accounting, Balance, HS Bookkeeping and XBS Accounting & Tax name Xero on their site. More firms here name QuickBooks, so ask which one a firm prefers before you switch anything.

Which Minneapolis-St. Paul bookkeepers say which industries they serve?

20 of 40 name them on their own sites, among them 3 Rivers Tax Service (real estate), All In One Accounting (construction and real estate), Emmerich & McKnight (professional services), Executive Public Accountants (construction and contractors) and Genesis Financial & Tax Solutions (non-profits). It's self-reported, so ask for a client reference in your trade.

Every place this page covers (290)

Afton, Albertville, Albion, Amador, Andover, Annandale, Anoka, Apple Valley, Arden Hills, Athens, Baldwin, Bayport, Baytown, Becker, Belle Plaine, Benton, Bethel, Big Lake, Birchwood Village, Blaine, Blakeley, Bloomington, Blue Hill, Bock, Bogus Brook, Borgholm, Bradbury, Bradford, Braham, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Buffalo, Burnsville, Cambridge, Camden, Carver, Castle Rock, Cedar Lake, Center City, Centerville, Champlin, Chanhassen, Chaska, Chatham, Chisago City, Chisago Lake, Circle Pines, Clear Lake, Clearwater, Cleveland, Coates, Cokato, Cologne, Columbia Heights, Columbus, Coon Rapids, Corcoran, Cordova, Corinna, Cottage Grove, Credit River, Crown College, Crystal, Dahlgren, Dailey, Dalbo, Dayton, Deephaven, Delano, Dellwood, Denmark, Derrynane, Douglas, Eagan, East Bethel, East Side, Eden Prairie, Edina, Elk River, Elko New Market, Elysian, Empire, Eureka, Excelsior, Falcon Heights, Farmington, Fish Lake, Forest Lake, Foreston, Franconia, Franklin, French Lake, Fridley, Gem Lake, Golden Valley, Grant, Greenbush, Greenfield, Greenvale, Greenwood, Grey Cloud Island, Ham Lake, Hamburg, Hampton, Hancock, Hanover, Harris, Hastings, Haven, Hayland, Heidelberg, Helena, Hilltop, Hollywood, Hopkins, Howard Lake, Hugo, Independence, Inver Grove Heights, Isanti, Isle, Isle Harbor, Jackson, Jordan, Kasota, Kathio, Kilkenny, Lake Elmo, Lake St. Croix Beach, Lakeland, Lakeland Shores, Laketown, Lakeville, Landfall, Lanesburgh, Lauderdale, Le Center, Le Sueur, Lent, Lewis, Lexington, Lilydale, Lindstrom, Lino Lakes, Linwood, Little Canada, Livonia, Long Lake, Loretto, Louisville, Mahtomedi, Maple Grove, Maple Lake, Maple Plain, Maple Ridge, Maplewood, Marine on St. Croix, Marshan, Martin Lake, Marysville, May, Mayer, Medicine Lake, Medina, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Middleville, Miesville, Milaca, Milo, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, Minnetrista, Montgomery, Monticello, Montrose, Mound, Mounds View, Mudgett, Nessel, New Brighton, New Germany, New Hope, New Market, New Prague, New Trier, Newport, Nininger, North Branch, North Oaks, North St. Paul, Northfield, Norwood Young America, Nowthen, Oak Grove, Oak Park Heights, Oakdale, Onamia, Orono, Orrock, Osseo, Otsego, Ottawa, Oxford, Page, Palmer, Pease, Pine Springs, Plymouth, Princeton, Prior Lake, Ramsey, Randolph, Ravenna, Richfield, Robbinsdale, Rockford, Rogers, Rosemount, Roseville, Rush City, Rushseba, San Francisco, Sand Creek, Santiago, Savage, Scandia, Sciota, Shafer, Shakopee, Sharon, Shoreview, Shorewood, Silver Creek, South Harbor, South Haven, South St Paul, South St. Paul, Southside, Spencer Brook, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Park, Spring Park, Springvale, St Louis Park, St Paul, St. Anthony, St. Bonifacius, St. Francis, St. Lawrence, St. Louis Park, St. Marys Point, St. Michael, St. Paul, St. Paul Park, Stacy, Stanchfield, Stanford, Stillwater, Stockholm, Sunfish Lake, Sunrise, Taylors Falls, Tonka Bay, Tyrone, Vadnais Heights, Vermillion, Victor, Victoria, Vineland, Waconia, Wahkon, Washington, Waterford, Watertown, Waterville, Waverly, Wayzata, West Lakeland, West St. Paul, White Bear, White Bear Lake, Willernie, Woodbury, Woodland, Wyanett, Wyoming, Young America, Zimmerman.

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. Minnesota Board of Accountancy: license lookupMinnesota Board of Accountancy
  4. Minnesota business entity searchState of Minnesota
  5. How the Evidence Score worksBookkeeping Index methodology
  6. Commercial disclosuresBookkeeping Index