Top 9 Bookkeepers in the Columbus Area, OH (2026)
Key Takeaways
- First on the list: Ide Global Tax, scoring 48 with 74% of the evidence checked.
- We reviewed 101 firms here; 16 of the 22 that met the listing bar reached 70% evidence coverage, and the 9 with at least 6 documented items are numbered.
- Only 3 of 22 publish a price or a starting price, while 19 say nothing about fees.
- Compared with every firm we list, this group stands out on verified credentials: 7 of 22 hold a credential a third party confirms (32% against 15%).
Sources cited in this article: DNS check, Firm's own website, State accountancy board, and our published methodology.
101 profiles reviewed, 22 met the listing bar, 16 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more). 9 document at least 6 of the items we score and are ranked by Evidence Score; the other 7 are under the list as Also scored.
Firms on this page have offices in Columbus (7), Westerville (4), Galena (2), Newark (2), Delaware (1), Dublin (1) and 5 other places. The page covers 210 towns and cities in the metro area, and a firm elsewhere in Ohio appears on the state page.
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This list numbers the 9 Columbus bookkeeping firms with enough documented evidence to rank, out of 22 that met our listing bar, and scores 7 more below it without a number. Narrow it by need first. The filters above the list cover catch-up work (2 firms), a published price (3) and remote service (6).
Top 9 Bookkeepers in the Columbus Area, OH, Ranked by Evidence Score
- Ide Global Tax (Westerville, OH). Evidence Score 48/100 at 74% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 3 of 5 core services; publishes a starting price. Documented fit: consultants, construction; QuickBooks Online users.Who they say they serve (self-reported): consultants, construction, contractors, healthcare.
- Mattison Yoder CPAs (Galena, OH). Evidence Score 47/100 at 77% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 3 of 5 core services. Documented fit: professional services, consultants; Xero users.Who they say they serve (self-reported): professional services, consultants, e-commerce, technology, restaurants.
- Siebert & Associates, CPAs (Pickerington, OH). Evidence Score 36/100 at 74% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board. Documented fit: healthcare, medical; QuickBooks Online users.Who they say they serve (self-reported): healthcare, medical, dental, veterinary.
- Tipping and Company (Powell, OH). Evidence Score 33/100 at 71% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board. Documented fit: construction, real estate.Who they say they serve (self-reported): construction, real estate, manufacturing.
- Nichols & Company CPAs (Westerville, OH). Evidence Score 31/100 at 72% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.
- Solutions Bookkeeping Plus (Newark, OH). Evidence Score 30/100 at 77% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 2 of 5 core services. Documented fit: QuickBooks Online users.
- Gupta & Associates, CPA, LLC (DUBLIN, OH). Evidence Score 29/100 at 75% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.
- Lynn Business and Tax Services (Delaware, OH). Evidence Score 26/100 at 77% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 3 of 5 core services.
- Bonnet Hamilton CPAs (Reynoldsburg, OH). Evidence Score 26/100 at 74% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 2 of 5 core services; CPA license verified with the state board.
Also scored
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frush Consulting, LLC | Grove City, OH | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 77% | 24 |
| Premier Tax CPAs Says it serves: real estate, construction, retail, manufacturing, technology | Westerville, OH Local + remote | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 74% | 19 |
| Meurer and Associates | Newark, OH Local | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 17 |
| Simplified Bookkeeping | Columbus, OH | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 16 |
| Jeri L. Jones | Columbus, OH | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 15 |
| Upsourced Says it serves: creative agencies | Columbus, OH | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 14 |
| Whin Global | Columbus, OH | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 11 |
Top firms in Westerville
Ide Global Tax leads Westerville with an Evidence Score of 48/100 at 74% coverage. Also ranked in Westerville: Nichols & Company CPAs (31/100, 72% coverage).
Comparison table
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ide Global Tax Says it serves: consultants, construction, contractors, healthcare | Westerville, OH Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination | QuickBooks Online | Publishes a starting price | Not verified | 74% | 48 |
| Mattison Yoder CPAs Says it serves: professional services, consultants, e-commerce, technology, restaurants | Galena, OH Local + remote | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks, Xero | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 47 |
| Siebert & Associates, CPAs Says it serves: healthcare, medical, dental, veterinary | Pickerington, OH | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 74% | 36 |
| Tipping and Company Says it serves: construction, real estate, manufacturing | Powell, OH Local + remote | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 71% | 33 |
| Nichols & Company CPAs | Westerville, OH Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 72% | 31 |
| Solutions Bookkeeping Plus | Newark, OH Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 30 |
| Gupta & Associates, CPA, LLC | DUBLIN, OH Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 75% | 29 |
| Lynn Business and Tax Services | Delaware, OH | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77% | 26 |
| Bonnet Hamilton CPAs | Reynoldsburg, OH Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 74% | 26 |
Also listed (not scored yet)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Tax & Bookkeeping | Galena, OH | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Publishes prices | Not verified | 53% |
| COUNT THE PENNY | Columbus, OH Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination | Not verified | Publishes prices | Not verified | 43% |
| Jamison & Associates, CPAs Says it serves: construction, real estate, professional services, manufacturing | Westerville, OH Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% |
| JP Tax and Bookkeeping Says it serves: construction, contractors | Whitehall, OH Local | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 22% |
| Schultz CPA, LLC Says it serves: contractors | Columbus, OH | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, NetSuite | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 69% |
| Tidy Books Columbus | Columbus, OH | month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 28% |
What the evidence shows
Pricing
86% of the firms on this page say nothing about what they charge. 3 of 22 show a price or a starting price, and none say they quote. Figures the firms publish themselves, as their sites word them: Ide Global Tax ("starting at $1,200"), Common Tax & Bookkeeping ("$35/mo") and COUNT THE PENNY ("$275 per month"). Across Ohio, the share publishing a price is 7%, so this group is ahead of its state. Get the monthly fee, the transaction volume it assumes and what counts as extra in writing.
Services and process
2 of 22 say they take on catch-up or cleanup work, which matters if your books are months behind. On this page that's COUNT THE PENNY and Schultz CPA, LLC. 4 of 22 state how often reports arrive, and 4 describe how onboarding works.
Software and remote work
QuickBooks is the software named most, by 8 of 22 firms, ahead of QuickBooks Online 18% and Xero 5%. If you run Xero, Mattison Yoder CPAs names it. Remote work is stated by 6 of 22; the filter above the list narrows to them.
Licenses and public records
Because Ohio publishes its records as open data, the checks for this group found 7 firms with an active CPA license or permit on Ohio's published register. The CPA records we matched belong to Siebert & Associates, CPAs, Tipping and Company, Nichols & Company CPAs and Gupta & Associates, CPA, LLC. Each profile shows the license or permit number and the date we checked. Any firm that says it's a CPA practice can be checked on the Accountancy Board of Ohio lookup.
The ranking
The numbered firms score between 26 and 48; the median across every scored firm is 26. 7 more firms reached 70% coverage with fewer than 6 documented items, so they sit under the list as Also scored, without a number. The top of the list: Ide Global Tax (48 at 74% coverage), Mattison Yoder CPAs (47 at 77% coverage) and Siebert & Associates, CPAs (36 at 74% coverage). Westerville has the most numbered firms (2), and the list spans 8 towns in all. A high-coverage firm with a modest score isn't a weak firm. Its site simply leaves more for you to ask.
Columbus area in figures
Shares of the 22 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 | 14% (3 of 22) |
|---|---|
| State they price by quote | 0% (0 of 22) |
| Say nothing about pricing | 86% (19 of 22) |
| Hold a third-party-verified credential | 32% (7 of 22) |
| State a reporting cadence | 18% (4 of 22) |
| Describe onboarding | 18% (4 of 22) |
| Offer catch-up or cleanup work | 9% (2 of 22) |
| Work remotely (stated) | 27% (6 of 22) |
| Most-mentioned software | QuickBooks 36%, QuickBooks Online 18%, Xero 5%, NetSuite 5%, QuickBooks Desktop 5% |
| Median evidence coverage | 74% |
| Median Evidence Score (scored firms) | 26 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Columbus bookkeepers publish their prices?
Ide Global Tax, Common Tax & Bookkeeping and COUNT THE PENNY 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 Columbus take on catch-up bookkeeping?
COUNT THE PENNY and Schultz CPA, LLC say they do catch-up or cleanup work. The catch-up filter above the list shows only those firms.
Which Columbus bookkeepers work in Xero?
Mattison Yoder CPAs names Xero on its site. More firms here name QuickBooks, so ask which one a firm prefers before you switch anything.
Which Columbus bookkeepers say which industries they serve?
9 of 22 name them on their own sites, among them Ide Global Tax (consultants and construction), Mattison Yoder CPAs (professional services and consultants), Siebert & Associates, CPAs (healthcare and medical), Tipping and Company (construction and real estate) and Premier Tax CPAs (real estate and construction). It's self-reported, so ask for a client reference in your trade.
Every place this page covers (210)
Alexandria, Amanda, Ashley, Ashville, Baltimore, Bearfield, Beechwood Trails, Bennington, Benton, Berkshire, Berlin, Berne, Bexley, Blacklick Estates, Blendon, Bloom, Bremen, Brice, Brown, Brownsville, Buchtel, Buckeye Lake, Canaan, Canal Winchester, Candlewood Lake, Carbon Hill, Cardington, Carroll, Chesterville, Choctaw Lake, Circleville, Claibourne, Clearcreek, Coal, Columbus, Commercial Point, Concord, Congress, Corning, Crooksville, Darby, Darbydale, Darbyville, Deer Creek, Deercreek, Delaware, Derby, Dublin, Eden, Edison, Etna, Fairfield Beach, Falls, Fallsbury, Fulton, Gahanna, Galena, Galion, Gilead, Glenford, Good Hope, Grandview Heights, Granville, Granville South, Gratiot, Greenfield, Grove City, Groveport, Hamburg, Hanover, Harbor Hills, Harlem, Harrisburg, Hartford, Hartford (Croton), Haydenville, Heath, Hebron, Hemlock, Hidden Lakes, Hide-A-Way Hills, Hilliard, Hocking, Hopewell, Huber Ridge, Iberia, Jackson, Jacksontown, Jerome, Jersey, Johnstown, Junction City, Kilbourne, Kingston, Kirkersville, Lake Darby, Lancaster, Laurel, Laurelville, Leesburg, Liberty, Licking, Lincoln, Lincoln Village, Lithopolis, Lockbourne, Logan, Logan Elm Village, London, Madison, Magnetic Springs, Marble Cliff, Marengo, Marne, Mary Ann, Marysville, McKean, Midway, Mifflin, Milford Center, Millcreek, Millersport, Minerva Park, Monday Creek, Mount Gilead, Mount Sterling, Muhlenberg, Murray City, New Albany, New California, New Holland, New Lexington, New Straitsville, Newark, Newton, North Bloomfield, Norwich, Oak Run, Obetz, Orient, Ostrander, Paint, Pataskala, Perry, Peru, Pickaway, Pickerington, Pike, Plain, Plain City, Pleasant, Pleasantville, Plumwood, Porter, Powell, Prairie, Radnor, Range, Raymond, Rendville, Reynoldsburg, Richwood, Riverlea, Rockbridge, Rose Farm, Roseville, Rush Creek, Rushville, Salt Creek, Salt Lick, Saltcreek, Scioto, Sharon, Shawnee Hills, Somerford, Somerset, South Bloomfield, South Solon, Sparta, St. Albans, St. Louisville, Starr, Stokes, Stoutsville, Sugar Grove, Sunbury, Tarlton, Taylor, Thompson, Thorn, Thornport, Thornville, Thurston, Truro, Unionville Center, Upper Arlington, Urbancrest, Utica, Valleyview, Violet, Walnut, Ward, Washington, West Jefferson, West Logan, West Rushville, Westerville, Whitehall, Williamsport, Worthington.
Sources and further reading
Dates are when we checked. Report an error.
- DNS checkChecked Sep 26, 2026
- Firm's own websiteChecked Sep 26, 2026
- State accountancy boardChecked Sep 26, 2026
- Accountancy Board of Ohio: license lookupAccountancy Board of Ohio
- Ohio business entity searchState of Ohio
- How the Evidence Score worksBookkeeping Index methodology
- Commercial disclosuresBookkeeping Index