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We reviewed 238 firms in Missouri: 70 met the listing bar and 53 reached 70% evidence coverage, and 32 of them hold a numbered place on one of its 4 ranked lists.
Start with the metro page nearest you. Missouri has 4 metro pages, largest first: Kansas City (19), St. Louis (15), Springfield (13) and Columbia (8). 3 of the 4 carry a ranked list; the rest compare firms without an order. 15 more firms outside those metros are listed below.
Outside the metro pages: 54 profiles reviewed, 15 met the listing bar, 12 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more). 6 document at least 6 of the items we score and are ranked by Evidence Score; the other 6 are under the list as Also scored.
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8 bookkeeping firms in the Columbia 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.
19 bookkeeping firms in the Kansas City area, checked against their own sites and public records: 2 publish a price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
13 bookkeeping firms in the Springfield 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.
15 bookkeeping firms in the St. Louis area, checked against their own sites and public records: 5 publish a price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
Check a Missouri bookkeeper before you hire: the Missouri State Board of Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 70 Missouri firms put in writing about fees and reporting.
The top two firms on the Kansas City list, AM CPA and Meinershagen & Co., LLC: Tax & Accounting, side by side on services, pricing, software and what public records confirm.
The top two firms on the Springfield list, Tax Action Group and Arndt Company CPAs, side by side on services, pricing, software and what public records confirm.
The top two firms on the St. Louis list, Rickhoff Accounting and Hilltop Partners, 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.
These firms reached 70% evidence coverage, but fewer than 6 of the items we score are documented for them, so they carry a score and no number.
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCH CPAs & Tax Advisors Says it serves: construction, real estate, medical, retail, law firms | Saint Louis, MO | month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 27 |
| Judith Brenneke CPA PC | Jefferson City, MO | month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 22 |
| Baker Davis Roderique Says it serves: restaurants, medical | Joplin, MO | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 71% | 22 |
| The Small Business Accounting Center | Saint Charles, MO Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 72% | 21 |
| Birsinger & Associates CPAs LLC | Saint Louis, MO | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 18 |
| Tax Break | Jefferson City, MO | Not verified | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop | Not verified | Not verified | 74% | 9 |
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Range Associates Says it serves: consultants | Webb City, MO Local | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Quote only (stated) | Not verified | 77% | 53 |
| Schermann & Associates Says it serves: professional services | Cape Girardeau, MO | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 77% | 38 |
| Wade Stables P.C. Says it serves: professional services | Hannibal, MO | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 33 |
| SEMO CPA Company Says it serves: professional services | Jackson, MO Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 74% | 33 |
| Abbott And Angerer | Jefferson City, MO Local + remote | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 77% | 30 |
| JC Herren Says it serves: real estate, technology | Lake Saint Louis, MO Local + remote | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 27 |
These firms met the listing bar but have under 70% evidence coverage, so they are not ranked.
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graves CPAs Says it serves: construction, manufacturing | Jefferson City, MO | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 25% |
| W. Douglas Everett CPA Says it serves: technology | Saint Joseph, MO Local + remote | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 68% |
| Wagner Company | Saint Louis, MO | monthly bookkeeping | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 21% |
Across all 70 firms we list in Missouri, 9 publish a price or a starting price and 59 say nothing about fees. The share publishing, 13%, compares with 10% nationally.
Missouri publishes records we can match, so we could check every firm we list in Missouri against them: 40 firms with an active CPA license or permit on Missouri's published register.
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 its legal name on the Missouri business entity search. A sole proprietor trading under its own name may not appear, and that alone isn't a warning sign.
A ranking needs 8 firms at 70% evidence coverage. Columbia has fewer than 8 at that coverage, so it compares firms alphabetically until more evidence comes in.
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