7 markets, 10 articles · Last updated:
We reviewed 439 firms in North Carolina: 128 met the listing bar and 75 reached 70% evidence coverage, and 37 of them hold a numbered place on one of its 3 ranked lists.
North Carolina has five metro pages: Charlotte-Concord, Raleigh-Cary, Greensboro-High Point, Greenville and Wilmington. Start with the one nearest you. None is ranked yet, because too few firms there have enough third-party evidence, so each shows a comparison table instead. Firms elsewhere in the state are compared below.
Outside the metro pages: 88 profiles reviewed, 25 met the listing bar, 12 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more). 8 document at least 6 of the items we score and are ranked by Evidence Score; the other 4 are under the list as Also scored.
How this list is built: Methodology · Disclosures · About · Report a correction
8 bookkeeping firms in the Asheville 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.
36 bookkeeping firms in the Charlotte-Concord area, checked against their own sites and public records: 2 publish a monthly price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
6 bookkeeping firms in the Fayetteville area, checked against their own sites and public records: none publishes a monthly price, and QuickBooks Online is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
11 bookkeeping firms in the Greensboro-High Point 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.
9 bookkeeping firms in the Greenville 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.
21 bookkeeping firms in the Raleigh-Cary area, checked against their own sites and public records: 2 publish a monthly price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
12 bookkeeping firms in the Wilmington 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.
Choosing a bookkeeper in North Carolina: check the CPA board and Secretary of State yourself, then ask about NCDOR and DES filings, price and reports.
The top two firms on the Charlotte-Concord list, Allied Tax & Accounting Consultants, LLC and Practical Bookkeeping, side by side on services, pricing, software and what public records confirm.
The top two firms on the Raleigh-Cary list, Cox Accounting & Financial Services and Raleigh Bookkeeping, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara R. Brown CPA | Mount Mourne, NC | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 75 | 20 |
| Snipes Accounting Tax Service | Winston-Salem, NC Local | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 73 | 19 |
| Lighthouse Small Business Solutions | Winston-Salem, NC | payroll coordination | QuickBooks, ADP | Not verified | Not verified | 75 | 11 |
| Phillips Tax Advisors | Winston-Salem, NC Local | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 72 | 10 |
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage (%) | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipkin CPA PLLC Says it serves: nonprofits | Durham, NC | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license, IRS preparer record | 89 | 80 |
| Sandra Joyner Enesi, CPA Says it serves: trucking | Graham, NC | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 70 | 45 |
| Goodsteward Financial Company Says it serves: nonprofits, non-profits | Burlington, NC Local + remote | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, Xero, FreshBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 75 | 38 |
| Bridget A. Ryan, CPA, PLLC | Durham, NC | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 70 | 28 |
| Peggy James, CPA | Durham, NC | payroll coordination | Gusto | Quote only (stated) | IRS preparer record | 75 | 26 |
| Sills and Associates PA | Winston-Salem, NC | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 72 | 26 |
| Oettinger & Company | Rocky Mount, NC | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 75 | 25 |
| Tax and QB Guru | RTP, NC Local | payroll coordination | QuickBooks Online | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 75 | 25 |
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Quarles CPA Says it serves: restaurants, franchises | Winston-Salem, NC | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 66 |
| Blackman & Sloop Says it serves: construction, manufacturing, technology, real estate, retail | Chapel Hill, NC Local + remote | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 66 |
| BNAS Bookkeeping | Terrell, NC | catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination | QuickBooks Online | Not verified | Not verified | 69 |
| Bookkeeping Plus | Winston Salem, NC | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 2 |
| Bradley's Tax & Financial Management | Wilson, NC Local | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69 |
| Bunch & Company LLP | Rocky Mount, NC | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69 |
| Devine Reinheimer CPAS | Carrboro, NC Local | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69 |
| Faulkner Mosca & Associates | Winston-Salem, NC Local | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 18 |
| Overman & Parks | Rocky Mount, NC | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 66 |
| Paul, Cox & Todd PLLC Says it serves: construction, real estate, healthcare, professional services, manufacturing | Winston-Salem, NC | catch-up/cleanup, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero | Not verified | Not verified | 53 |
| Rose Group CPAs Says it serves: nonprofits | Pittsboro, NC Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Other fees only, no monthly price | Not verified | 66 |
| SnapLedgers | Winston Salem, NC | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination | Gusto, Hubdoc | Not verified | Not verified | 30 |
| Time Value Accounting & Advisory Services | Durham, NC Remote | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 66 |
North Carolina splits along its metro areas. Charlotte-Concord, Raleigh-Cary, Greensboro-High Point, Greenville and Wilmington each have a page, and a firm with an office anywhere else in the state appears on this one.
North Carolina's Board of CPA Examiners lets us look up individual CPAs one at a time. For the firms we reviewed first, where a site named a CPA, we checked that person's license, and the profile shows it as that individual's license, not as a permit for the whole firm. The board's firm search wasn't returning results when we checked, so no firm permit is recorded. Firms we added later show "Not verified" for a license until that lookup is logged.
The Secretary of State's business search blocks automated lookups, and the state publishes no business registry as open data. So no North Carolina firm has a registration or formation date on record here. Those items are simply unchecked, which holds coverage down across the state and is why no North Carolina list is ranked yet.
Each table shows what a firm documents on its own site: services, software, how it prices and whether it works remotely. Filter by the work you need, then open the firm's site or profile and ask about anything the table marks as not stated.
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.
A list is ranked only when at least 8 of its firms reach 70% evidence coverage, and the bar is never lowered to make a ranking. North Carolina publishes no business registry as open data, so most firms here can't reach it on their websites alone. They are compared in a table instead.
No. The board's individual search confirms one named person's license, and we show it that way. Its firm search wasn't returning results when we checked, so no North Carolina firm permit is recorded.
The Secretary of State's business search blocks automated lookups, so we haven't recorded any North Carolina registrations. You can search a firm's name there yourself in a minute. Until someone does, those items stay unchecked and earn no points.
Send the change and a link to the evidence through corrections, and we'll reply within 14 days. A firm owner can also claim the listing.
Dates are when we checked. Report an error.