How to Choose a Bookkeeper in North Dakota (2026)
Check a North Dakota bookkeeper before you hire: the North Dakota State Board of Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 11 North Dakota firms put in writing about fees and reporting.
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11 bookkeeping firms in North Dakota met our listing bar and none reached 70% evidence coverage. That's too few to rank, so they're compared below without an order.
46 profiles reviewed, 11 met the listing bar, 0 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more).
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This page compares the 11 North Dakota bookkeeping firms that met our listing bar, alphabetically, because too few have enough checked evidence to rank. Narrow it by need first. The filters above the list cover catch-up work (2 firms), a published price (2) and remote service (1).
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accountability LLC | West Fargo, ND | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Braun Business & Tax | Dickinson, ND | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| CB Accounting Says it serves: construction, insurance agencies, daycare, trucking, healthcare | Bismarck, ND | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Elite Tax and Consulting Says it serves: technology, construction, real estate, healthcare, law firms | Fargo, ND Local | catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Evergreen Tax Services & Accounting Says it serves: real estate | Fargo, ND | AP/AR, payroll coordination | QuickBooks, Xero | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| F Pederson Consulting LLC | Grand Forks, ND | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 25% | Not scored |
| Huettl Consulting | Minot, ND | month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 64% | Not scored |
| Prime Numbers Says it serves: technology, attorneys | Fargo, ND | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Publishes a starting price | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Ritter Adair & Associates, PC | Bismarck, ND | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop | Not verified | Not verified | 63% | Not scored |
| SecurEdge Tax Strategies Says it serves: restaurants, contractors, real estate, healthcare, retail | Fargo, ND Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Publishes a starting price | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Todd R. Wold, P.C. | West Fargo, ND | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
82% of the firms on this page say nothing about what they charge. 2 of 11 show a price or a starting price, and none say they quote. Figures the firms publish themselves, as their sites word them: Prime Numbers ("starting at $1,500") and SecurEdge Tax Strategies ("from $600 /mo"). Ask for the fee and what it covers in writing before the first month starts.
Without North Dakota 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%.
Shares of the 11 firms listed, from accepted evidence only. A firm with no evidence for an item counts as not stating it.
| Publish a price or starting price | 18% (2 of 11) |
|---|---|
| State they price by quote | 0% (0 of 11) |
| Say nothing about pricing | 82% (9 of 11) |
| Hold a third-party-verified credential | 0% (0 of 11) (the North Dakota CPA register isn't searched automatically, so licenses read Not verified) |
| State a reporting cadence | 18% (2 of 11) |
| Describe onboarding | 18% (2 of 11) |
| Offer catch-up or cleanup work | 18% (2 of 11) |
| Work remotely (stated) | 9% (1 of 11) |
| Most-mentioned software | QuickBooks 36%, QuickBooks Online 27%, QuickBooks Desktop 18%, Xero 18% |
| Median evidence coverage | 66% |
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.
Prime Numbers and SecurEdge Tax Strategies 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.
Elite Tax and Consulting and SecurEdge Tax Strategies say they do catch-up or cleanup work. The catch-up filter above the list shows only those firms.
Elite Tax and Consulting and Evergreen Tax Services & Accounting name Xero on their site. More firms here name QuickBooks, so ask which one a firm prefers before you switch anything.
5 of 11 name them on their own sites, among them CB Accounting (construction and insurance agencies), Elite Tax and Consulting (technology and construction), Evergreen Tax Services & Accounting (real estate), Prime Numbers (technology and attorneys) and SecurEdge Tax Strategies (restaurants and contractors). It's self-reported, so ask for a client reference in your trade.
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