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We reviewed 176 firms in South Carolina: 40 met the listing bar, but none reached 70% evidence coverage, so no list in South Carolina can be ranked yet.
Start with the metro page nearest you. South Carolina has 2 metro pages, largest first: Charleston-North Charleston (12) and Greenville-Anderson (8). None has enough third-party evidence to rank yet, so each compares firms without an order. 20 more firms outside those metros are listed below.
Outside the metro pages: 96 profiles reviewed, 20 met the listing bar, 0 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more).
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12 bookkeeping firms in the Charleston-North Charleston 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.
8 bookkeeping firms in the Greenville-Anderson 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.
Check a South Carolina bookkeeper before you hire: the South Carolina Board of Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 40 South Carolina firms put in writing about fees and reporting.
Firms outside the market pages that met the listing bar. A town gets its own page once it has 8 listed firms.
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accel Tax & Business Services Says it serves: real estate, healthcare, ecommerce, retail, trucking | Mt. Pleasant, SC Local + remote | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Bookkeeping Made Simple Says it serves: startups | Florence, SC | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Brittany Ayers CPA | Rock Hill, SC | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Quote only (stated) | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Coastal Tax and Accounting Says it serves: restaurants, real estate, property management, medical, professional services | Walterboro, SC | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Complete Financials | Myrtle Beach, SC | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Publishes a starting price | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| D Hart Accounting Practitioner, LLC | West Columbia, SC Local + remote | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Donaldson Tax Says it serves: contractors, real estate, retail, salons, churches | West Columbia, SC Local + remote | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 24% | Not scored |
| Draffin Tucker Says it serves: real estate, healthcare, professional services | Mt. Pleasant, SC Local | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Duncan, Farmer, McIlrath, Marlowe & Cole Says it serves: professional services, construction | Myrtle Beach, SC | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Golden Apple Agency Says it serves: construction | Spartanburg, SC Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Hills & Frank Financial Group LLC | Spartanburg, SC | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Holcombe & Frye, LLC Says it serves: technology, manufacturing, real estate, professional services | Spartanburg, SC | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Kyle J. Towles CPA, LLC Says it serves: contractors, real estate | Columbia, SC | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Martinson & Carter CPAs PA | Rock Hill, SC Local | month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| McGregor & Company, LLP | Columbia, SC Local + remote | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Pee Dee Tax & Payroll | Florence, SC Local | payroll coordination | Not verified | Quote only (stated) | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Pitters Accounting & Tax Professionals | Rock Hill, SC | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Schmoyer and Company | Columbia, SC | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 63% | Not scored |
| Shelly Lundberg CPA | Sumter, SC | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Thiem McCutcheon Winkler, CPAs, PA | Mt. Pleasant, SC Local | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 20% | Not scored |
Across all 40 firms we list in South Carolina, 5 publish a price or a starting price and 33 say nothing about fees. That's close to the national share of 10%.
South Carolina doesn't publish its CPA register or business registry in a form we can match, so most firms here stop below the 70% coverage a ranking needs. The website evidence still counts; it just can't carry a firm over the bar alone. Median evidence coverage here is 66%. Check any CPA claim yourself on the South Carolina Board of Accountancy 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 South Carolina Board of Accountancy 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 South Carolina 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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