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Bookkeepers in Tennessee

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Which bookkeepers in Tennessee have the highest Evidence Scores?

We reviewed 245 firms in Tennessee: 90 met the listing bar and 53 reached 70% evidence coverage, and 37 of them hold a numbered place on one of its 3 ranked lists.

  1. Critical Calculations Bookkeeping: Evidence Score 62/100 at 75% coverage, on the list below
  2. Jimenez Consulting Tax Services: Evidence Score 55/100 at 75% coverage, on the list below
  3. SMJ CPAs: Evidence Score 55/100 at 75% coverage, on the list below

Start with the metro page nearest you. Tennessee has 2 metro pages, largest first: Nashville-Murfreesboro (41) and Memphis (17). Every one of them carries a ranked list. 32 more firms outside those metros are listed below.

Outside the metro pages: 104 profiles reviewed, 32 met the listing bar, 18 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more). 12 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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Firms outside the market pages that met the listing bar. A town gets its own page once it has 8 listed firms.

  1. Critical Calculations Bookkeeping (Kingsport, TN). Evidence Score 62/100 at 75% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 5 of 5 core services; states it prices by quote. Documented fit: consultants; catch-up and cleanup work; QuickBooks Online users.Who they say they serve (self-reported): consultants.
  2. Jimenez Consulting Tax Services (Clarksville, TN). Evidence Score 55/100 at 75% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 4 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person; states it prices by quote. Documented fit: contractors; catch-up and cleanup work; QuickBooks Online users.Who they say they serve (self-reported): contractors.
  3. SMJ CPAs (Jackson, TN). Evidence Score 55/100 at 75% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 4 of 5 core services. Documented fit: restaurants, construction.Who they say they serve (self-reported): restaurants, construction, law firms, contractors, manufacturing.
  4. Biz AccountPros (Maryville, TN). Evidence Score 52/100 at 72% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 4 of 5 core services. Documented fit: contractors, real estate; catch-up and cleanup work; QuickBooks Online users.Who they say they serve (self-reported): contractors, real estate, nonprofits, professional services.
  5. Seaton & Company (Jackson, TN). Evidence Score 51/100 at 70% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 4 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person. Documented fit: catch-up and cleanup work.
  6. JC Bookkeeping Services (Morristown, TN). Evidence Score 48/100 at 75% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 5 of 5 core services. Documented fit: professional services; catch-up and cleanup work; QuickBooks Online users.Who they say they serve (self-reported): professional services.
  7. Maxx Tax (Cookeville, TN). Evidence Score 48/100 at 75% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 2 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person. Documented fit: real estate.Who they say they serve (self-reported): real estate.
  8. JOSHUA CULBERT, CPA (Elizabethton, TN). Evidence Score 46/100 at 75% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 4 of 5 core services. Documented fit: healthcare, nonprofits.Who they say they serve (self-reported): healthcare, nonprofits, churches, restaurants, construction.
  9. WCA- Certified Public Accountants (Chattanooga, TN). Evidence Score 36/100 at 75% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 3 of 5 core services.
  10. SHERMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC (Cookeville, TN). Evidence Score 33/100 at 73% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 3 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person.
  11. Gentry & Associates CPA (Chattanooga, TN). Evidence Score 31/100 at 73% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 2 of 5 core services; IRS preparer record found for a named person.
  12. CFD Services (Clarksville, TN). Evidence Score 26/100 at 75% coverage. Read the full profileDocuments 3 of 5 core services. Documented fit: startups.Who they say they serve (self-reported): startups.

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.

Also scored, by Evidence Score
FirmWhereServices documented SoftwarePricingCredentials verified Coverage (%)Evidence Score
In The Green Bookkeeping & Tax Service
Says it serves: professional services
 Bristol, TN payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified IRS preparer record 70 23
Rodriguez Bookkeeping Services LLC Clarksville, TN
Local + remote
 AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified IRS preparer record 70 23
One Source Accounting & Tax Clarksville, TN
Local
 month-end close Not verified Not verified IRS preparer record 73 20
Bookkeeping Etc Cleveland, TN AP/AR, payroll coordination QuickBooks, Sage Not verified Not verified 72 19
Carolyn Rabb Bookkeeping and Tax Johnson City, TN
Local
 monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 75 17
Bolton, Coker & DeGennaro Johnson City, TN payroll coordination Not verified Not verified IRS preparer record 73 10

Comparison table

Ranked firms, in rank order
FirmWhereServices documented SoftwarePricingCredentials verified Coverage (%)Evidence Score
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 75 62
Jimenez Consulting Tax Services
Says it serves: contractors
 Clarksville, TN
Local
 monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online Quote only (stated) IRS preparer record 75 55
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 75 55
Biz AccountPros
Says it serves: contractors, real estate, nonprofits, professional services
 Maryville, TN
Local + remote
 catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online, Gusto Not verified Not verified 72 52
Seaton & Company Jackson, TN
Local + remote
 monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified IRS preparer record 70 51
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 75 48
Maxx Tax
Says it serves: real estate
 Cookeville, TN
Local + remote
 payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified IRS preparer record 75 48
JOSHUA CULBERT, CPA
Says it serves: healthcare, nonprofits, churches, restaurants, construction
 Elizabethton, TN monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 75 46
WCA- Certified Public Accountants Chattanooga, TN monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 75 36
SHERMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC Cookeville, TN
Local + remote
 AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified IRS preparer record 73 33
Gentry & Associates CPA Chattanooga, TN
Local
 payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified IRS preparer record 73 31
CFD Services
Says it serves: startups
 Clarksville, TN AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 75 26

Also listed (not scored yet)

These firms met the listing bar but have under 70% evidence coverage, so they are not ranked.

Local firms
FirmWhereServices documented SoftwarePricingCredentials verified Coverage (%)
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
Bible Harris Smith Knoxville, TN AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 62
Blackburn, Childers & Steagall PLC Johnson City, TN payroll coordination QuickBooks Online Not verified Not verified 66
Cleveland Business Services Cleveland, TN payroll coordination Not verified Other fees only, no monthly price Not verified 69
Crockett's Tax Service Kingsport, TN
Local
 payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 14
Culpepper CPA Knoxville, TN
Local
 payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 63
Encompass Financial Services, Inc Clarksville, TN
Local
 monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop Not verified Not verified 69
Ian Harper, CPA Cleveland, TN payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified IRS preparer record 21
Miller & McPhail, CPAs, PLLC
Says it serves: construction, manufacturing
 Athens, TN AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Sage Not verified Not verified 69
Purkey Carter Compton Swann & Carter, PLLC Morristown, TN
Local
 AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69
Ritchey CPA, PLLC Cleveland, TN payroll coordination QuickBooks Online Not verified IRS preparer record 23
SOUTHERN PAYROLL & BOOKKEEPING
Says it serves: technology, restaurants, healthcare, hospitality, real estate
 Chattanooga, TN
Local + remote
 monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online, Xero, Gusto Not verified Not verified 69
Stewart & Wheeler
Says it serves: professional services
 Morristown, TN payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69
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

How we check firms in Tennessee

Across all 90 firms we list in Tennessee, 4 publish a monthly price or a starting price and 77 say nothing about fees. That's close to the national share of 4%.

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 72%. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy lookup.

What a bookkeeper tracks in Tennessee

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.

  • Sales and use tax. Most Tennessee sellers file sales and use tax monthly, due the 20th of the following month. If your liability averaged $1,000 or less a month for 12 consecutive months, you may file quarterly, with returns due January 20, April 20, July 20 and October 20. Tennessee Department of Revenue, checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Business tax. Businesses with $100,000 or more in Tennessee gross sales need a standard business license and file a business tax return with the Department of Revenue. The return is due the 15th day of the fourth month after your fiscal year ends, which is April 15 for a calendar year. Tennessee Department of Revenue, checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Annual report. Corporations and LLCs file an annual report with the Secretary of State. The corporate fee is $20. LLCs pay $300 minimum plus $50 for each member over six, up to $3,000, and a business that misses its report may be administratively dissolved. Tennessee Secretary of State, checked Sep 26, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I check a bookkeeper's CPA license in Tennessee?

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.

Sources and further reading

Dates are when we checked. Report an error.

  1. DNS checkChecked Sep 26, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026
  2. Firm's own websiteChecked Sep 26, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026
  3. IRS preparer recordsChecked Sep 27, 2026
  4. Tennessee State Board of Accountancy: license lookupTennessee State Board of Accountancy
  5. How the Evidence Score worksBookkeeping Index methodology
  6. Commercial disclosuresBookkeeping Index

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