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We reviewed 237 firms in Tennessee: 71 met the listing bar, but none reached 70% evidence coverage, so no list in Tennessee can be ranked yet.
Start with the metro page nearest you. Tennessee has 2 metro pages, largest first: Nashville-Murfreesboro (38) and Memphis (11). None has enough third-party evidence to rank yet, so each compares firms without an order. 22 more firms outside those metros are listed below.
Outside the metro pages: 103 profiles reviewed, 22 met the listing bar, 0 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more).
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11 bookkeeping firms in the Memphis area, checked against their own sites and public records: 2 publish a price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
38 bookkeeping firms in the Nashville-Murfreesboro area, checked against their own sites and public records: 4 publish a price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
Check a Tennessee bookkeeper before you hire: the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 71 Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Services Firm and Bookkeeping Services Firm in Chattanooga, TN Says it serves: construction, healthcare, churches, fitness | Chattanooga, TN | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Bible Harris Smith | Knoxville, TN | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 62% | Not scored |
| Biz AccountPros Says it serves: restaurants, construction, real estate, non-profits, retail | Maryville, TN Local + remote | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, Gusto | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Blackburn, Childers & Steagall PLC | Johnson City, TN | payroll coordination | QuickBooks Online | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Bookkeeping Etc | Cleveland, TN | AP/AR, payroll coordination | QuickBooks, Sage | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Carolyn Rabb Bookkeeping and Tax | Johnson City, TN Local | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| CFD Services Says it serves: startups | Clarksville, TN | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Cleveland Business Services | Cleveland, TN | payroll coordination | Not verified | Publishes prices | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Critical Calculations Bookkeeping Says it serves: consultants | Kingsport, TN | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Quote only (stated) | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Crockett's Tax Service | Kingsport, TN Local | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 14% | Not scored |
| Culpepper CPA | Knoxville, TN Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 63% | Not scored |
| Ian Harper, CPA | Cleveland, TN | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 15% | Not scored |
| JC Bookkeeping Services Says it serves: professional services | Morristown, TN Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| JOSHUA CULBERT, CPA Says it serves: healthcare, nonprofits, churches, restaurants, construction | Elizabethton, TN | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Maxx Tax Says it serves: real estate | Cookeville, TN Local + remote | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Miller & McPhail, CPAs, PLLC Says it serves: construction, manufacturing | Athens, TN | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Sage | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Purkey Carter Compton Swann & Carter, PLLC | Morristown, TN Local | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| SMJ CPAs Says it serves: restaurants, construction, law firms, contractors, manufacturing | Jackson, TN Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| SOUTHERN PAYROLL & BOOKKEEPING Says it serves: technology, restaurants, healthcare, hospitality, real estate | Chattanooga, TN Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, Xero, Gusto | Not verified | Not verified | 63% | Not scored |
| Stewart & Wheeler Says it serves: professional services | Morristown, TN | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Two Roads Says it serves: restaurants, medical, retail, professional services, home services | Knoxville, TN Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Not verified | Not verified | 65% | Not scored |
| WCA- Certified Public Accountants | Chattanooga, TN | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
Across all 71 firms we list in Tennessee, 7 publish a price or a starting price and 61 say nothing about fees. That's close to the national share of 10%.
Tennessee 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 Tennessee State 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 Tennessee State 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.
Dates are when we checked. Report an error.