Bookkeepers in the Bend Area, OR Compared (2026)
Key Takeaways
- Too few firms reached 70% evidence coverage to rank (7 of 9, where a ranking needs 8), so the list is alphabetical.
- Pricing is hidden across the board: no firm here publishes a monthly price, and 9 of 9 don't mention fees at all.
- Compared with every firm we list, this group stands out on verified credentials: 3 of 9 hold a credential a third party confirms (33% against 13%).
Sources cited in this article: DNS check, Firm's own website, IRS preparer records, State accountancy board, State business registry, and our published methodology.
24 profiles reviewed, 9 met the listing bar, 7 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more). Fewer than 8 firms reached the scoring bar, so this is an unranked comparison. The bar is not lowered to make a ranking.
Firms on this page have offices in Bend (8) and Sisters (1). The page covers 24 towns and cities in the metro area, and a firm elsewhere in Oregon appears on the state page.
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This page compares the 9 Bend 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 (1 firm) and remote service (1).
Comparison (unranked, alphabetical)
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage (%) | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Tax and Accounting LLC | Bend, OR | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 27 | Not scored |
| Bookkeeping By Design Says it serves: restaurants, real estate, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality | Bend, OR Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Sage | Not verified | Not verified | 91 | 64 |
| Chris Mahr & Associates Says it serves: professional services | Bend, OR | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 94 | 42 |
| Copia Accounting Says it serves: healthcare | Bend, OR | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 33 | Not scored |
| Friedman & Perry, CPA's Says it serves: professional services | Sisters, OR | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license, IRS preparer record | 91 | 50 |
| Haaby & Associates | Bend, OR | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 94 | 48 |
| Hogue Accountancy, CPA, LLC | Bend, OR | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 86 | 37 |
| Patrick Casey Says it serves: manufacturing, hospitality, construction, real estate, medical | Bend, OR | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Active CPA firm or individual license | 82 | 38 |
| Shoebox Bookkeeping Inc | Bend, OR Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks, Xero, Gusto | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 94 | 37 |
What the evidence shows
Pricing
No firm on this page publishes a monthly price. None of the 9 say they quote each client, and 9 say nothing about fees at all. Get the monthly fee, the transaction volume it assumes and what counts as extra in writing.
Licenses and public records
Oregon publishes records we can match, so we could check this group against them: 3 firms with an active CPA license or permit on Oregon's published register and 8 with a business registration found in the state's registry data. The CPA records we matched belong to Copia Accounting, Friedman & Perry, CPA's and Patrick Casey. Each profile shows the license or permit number and the date we checked. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Oregon Board of Accountancy lookup.
Bend area in figures
Shares of the 9 firms listed, from accepted evidence only. A firm with no evidence for an item counts as not stating it. Median evidence coverage: 91%; median Evidence Score of the scored firms: 42.
| What the firms state | Share (%) | Firms (of 9) |
|---|---|---|
| Publish a price or starting price | 0 | 0 |
| State they price by quote | 0 | 0 |
| Say nothing about pricing | 100 | 9 |
| Hold a third-party-verified credential | 33 | 3 |
| State a reporting cadence | 22 | 2 |
| Describe onboarding | 0 | 0 |
| Offer catch-up or cleanup work | 11 | 1 |
| Work remotely (stated) | 11 | 1 |
| Mention QuickBooks | 56 | 5 |
| Mention QuickBooks Online | 11 | 1 |
| Mention QuickBooks Desktop | 11 | 1 |
| Mention Sage | 11 | 1 |
| Mention Xero | 11 | 1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Do any Bend bookkeepers publish their prices?
Not on their websites. None of the 9 say they quote each client, and the rest don't mention fees. Ask for the monthly fee and what it covers in writing.
Which firms in Bend take on catch-up bookkeeping?
Bookkeeping By Design says it does catch-up or cleanup work.
Which Bend bookkeepers work in Xero?
Shoebox Bookkeeping Inc names Xero on its site. More firms here name QuickBooks, so ask which one a firm prefers before you switch anything.
Which Bend bookkeepers say which industries they serve?
5 of 9 name them on their own sites, among them Bookkeeping By Design (restaurants and real estate), Chris Mahr & Associates (professional services), Copia Accounting (healthcare), Friedman & Perry, CPA's (professional services) and Patrick Casey (manufacturing and hospitality). It's self-reported, so ask for a client reference in your trade.
Every place this page covers (24)
Bend, Black Butte Ranch, Camp Sherman, Crooked River Ranch, Culver, Deschutes River Woods, Eagle Crest, Juniper Canyon, La Pine, Madras, Metolius, Ochoco West, Prineville, Prineville Lake Acres, Pronghorn, Redmond, Seventh Mountain, Sisters, Sunriver, Terrebonne, Tetherow, Three Rivers, Tumalo, Warm Springs.
Sources and further reading
Dates are when we checked. Report an error.
- DNS checkChecked Sep 26, 2026
- Firm's own websiteChecked Sep 26, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026
- IRS preparer recordsChecked Sep 27, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026
- State accountancy boardChecked Sep 26, 2026
- State business registryChecked Sep 26, 2026
- Oregon Board of Accountancy: license lookupOregon Board of Accountancy
- Oregon business entity searchState of Oregon
- How the Evidence Score worksBookkeeping Index methodology
- Commercial disclosuresBookkeeping Index