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We reviewed 375 firms in Ohio: 92 met the listing bar and 67 reached 70% evidence coverage, and 44 of them hold a numbered place on one of its 5 ranked lists.
Start with the metro page nearest you. Ohio has 4 metro pages, largest first: Columbus (22), Cleveland (15), Cincinnati (14) and Dayton-Kettering (10). Every one of them carries a ranked list. 31 more firms outside those metros are listed below.
Outside the metro pages: 123 profiles reviewed, 31 met the listing bar, 20 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more). 14 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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14 bookkeeping firms in the Cincinnati area, checked against their own sites and public records: none publishes a price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
15 bookkeeping firms in the Cleveland 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.
22 bookkeeping firms in the Columbus area, checked against their own sites and public records: 3 publish a price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
10 bookkeeping firms in the Dayton-Kettering area, checked against their own sites and public records: none publishes a price, and QuickBooks Online is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
Check an Ohio bookkeeper before you hire: the Accountancy Board of Ohio lookup, the state business search, and what 92 Ohio firms put in writing about fees and reporting.
The top two firms on the Cincinnati list, Reliable Tax, Payroll & Bookkeeping and Kirsch CPA Firm Cincinnati, side by side on services, pricing, software and what public records confirm.
The top two firms on the Cleveland list, Bright Bills Accounting and Gall & Associates, side by side on services, pricing, software and what public records confirm.
The top two firms on the Columbus list, Ide Global Tax and Mattison Yoder CPAs, side by side on services, pricing, software and what public records confirm.
The top two firms on the Dayton-Kettering list, Balanced Bookkeeping LLC and Shannon & Company, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coward, Pinski & Associates, LLC | Findlay, OH Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 24 |
| Ditmars & Associates CPA | Marion, OH | AP/AR, payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 21 |
| Stark Management | Canton, OH | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 74% | 20 |
| Buckenmeyer & King, CPA's | Toledo, OH | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 18 |
| KM&M CPAs | Mansfield, OH | month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 16 |
| Custom Professional | Marion, OH | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 15 |
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD Growth Partners Says it serves: healthcare, hospitality | Youngstown, OH Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Publishes a starting price | Not verified | 74% | 42 |
| Cpa On Fire | Fremont, OH Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination | QuickBooks Online | Quote only (stated) | Not verified | 77% | 40 |
| Dana Stahl, CPA, Inc. | Sandusky, OH | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Paychex, QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 40 |
| Yurchyk & Davis CPAs Says it serves: manufacturing, medical | Canfield, OH Local | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks, Sage | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 77% | 39 |
| Sielschott, Walsh, Keifer, Regula & Sherer CPAs, Inc. | Lima, OH Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 77% | 33 |
| SEO CPA Group, LTD. | Zanesville, OH | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 74% | 33 |
| Warnick CPA Services | Munroe Falls, OH | catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 74% | 32 |
| Goodman | Maumee, OH Local | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 31 |
| Jeffrey P. Ogg, CPA Ltd. | Toledo, OH | payroll coordination, month-end close | Sage | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 30 |
| CAPITAL BUSINESS RESOURCES, INC. | Akron, OH Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 25 |
| Deifendeifer Accounting | Lima, OH Local | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 25 |
| Best Tax and Notary | Fostoria, OH Local + remote | Not verified | Not verified | Publishes a starting price | Not verified | 77% | 22 |
| Thomas J. Hoover CPA & Company | Sheffield Village, OH | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 22 |
| Banks & Associates CPAs, LLC | Mansfield, OH Local + remote | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 74% | 22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Financial Solutions | North Canton, OH | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 66% |
| Campbell-Rose & Co | Mansfield, OH | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 28% |
| CTF Partners Says it serves: restaurants, contractors, real estate, dental, retail | Cuyahoga Falls, OH Local | month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 34% |
| Eagle Accounting | Canton, OH | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 14% |
| Fluent & Ricciardi | Poland, OH Local | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 33% |
| Hamilton, Waltman, Obenour, Melsheimer & Assoc Says it serves: restaurants, construction, real estate, medical, retail | Coshocton, OH Local | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 66% |
| Holbrook & Manter Says it serves: construction, healthcare, manufacturing | Akron, OH Local + remote | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% |
| Minette | Springfield, OH | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 19% |
| Seikel & Company, Inc. | Akron, OH Local + remote | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% |
| Stall and Says it serves: retail, law firms, insurance agencies, consultants, auto repair | Findlay, OH | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 19% |
| Tina Carl, LLC | Canton, OH | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 31% |
Across all 92 firms we list in Ohio, 6 publish a price or a starting price and 84 say nothing about fees. The share publishing, 7%, compares with 10% nationally.
Because Ohio publishes its records as open data, the checks for every firm we list in Ohio found 33 firms with an active CPA license or permit on Ohio's published register. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Accountancy Board of Ohio 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 Accountancy Board of Ohio 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 Ohio business entity search. A sole proprietor trading under its own name may not appear, and that alone isn't a warning sign.
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