Updated:
← Back to Tennessee

Bookkeepers in the Nashville-Murfreesboro Area, TN Compared (2026)

Key Takeaways

  • Too few firms reached 70% evidence coverage to rank (none of the 38, where a ranking needs 8), so the list is alphabetical.
  • Only 4 of 38 publish a price or a starting price, while 33 say nothing about fees.
  • Software named most: QuickBooks, by 37% of firms.

Sources cited in this article: DNS check, Firm's own website, and our published methodology.

85 profiles reviewed, 38 met the listing bar, 0 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 Murfreesboro (10), Nashville (10), Brentwood (5), Franklin (4), Smyrna (4), Hendersonville (3) and 2 other places. The page covers 80 towns and cities in the metro area, and a firm elsewhere in Tennessee appears on the state page.

This page compares the 38 Nashville-Murfreesboro bookkeeping firms that met our listing bar, alphabetically, because too few have enough checked evidence to rank. Start from what you need and use the filters: catch-up work (3 firms), a published price (4) and remote service (10).

Filter

Comparison (unranked, alphabetical)

Local firms, alphabetical
FirmWhereServices documented SoftwarePricingCredentials verified CoverageEvidence Score
ALCO Advisory Tax and Business Services
Says it serves: construction
Smyrna, TN AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Bellenfant, PLLC Nashville, TN monthly bookkeeping, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Bynum CPA, PLLC Murfreesboro, TN
Local
monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
CFO Services
Says it serves: restaurants, contractors, retail
Nashville, TN
Local
monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Publishes prices Not verified 66% Not scored
Compere CPA Group Nashville, TN monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Publishes a starting price Not verified 69% Not scored
Craig's Tax Service, Inc. Murfreesboro, TN payroll coordination QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 15% Not scored
Darnell CPA Murfreesboro, TN monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 63% Not scored
EVA Business Solutions
Says it serves: construction
Gallatin, TN
Local + remote
AP/AR, payroll coordination QuickBooks Online, FreshBooks Quote only (stated) Not verified 66% Not scored
Evan Hutcheson, CPA, LLC
Says it serves: technology, construction, medical, trucking
Nashville, TN
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Farris Tax Services Murfreesboro, TN payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
FINANCIAL CONSULTING OPERATIONS Smyrna, TN AP/AR, payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 10% Not scored
Forsyth & Hilario
Says it serves: healthcare
Hendersonville, TN
Local + remote
AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 61% Not scored
Frazier & Associates
Says it serves: restaurants, real estate, healthcare
Franklin, TN payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Holloway Accounting Services Murfreesboro, TN payroll coordination QuickBooks Online Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Holmes & Swafford CPAs
Says it serves: technology
Murfreesboro, TN payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
HUMPHRES & ASSOCIATES Franklin, TN
Local
monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Sage, QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
James L. Knott
Says it serves: professional services
Smyrna, TN payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Jason Moll, CPA Nashville, TN
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, month-end close QuickBooks, Xero Publishes a starting price Not verified 66% Not scored
Jobe Hastings & Associates
Says it serves: construction, contractors, real estate, healthcare, consultants
Murfreesboro, TN
Local
AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
LIGHTHOUSE BOOKKEEPING
Says it serves: contractors, nonprofits, professional services, churches, landscaping
Brentwood, TN monthly bookkeeping, catch-up/cleanup, AP/AR, month-end close QuickBooks Online Publishes a starting price Not verified 66% Not scored
Loftis CPA Murfreesboro, TN
Local + remote
catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Montgomery CPA PLLC Murfreesboro, TN payroll coordination QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
MSC Bookkeeping & Tax, LLC
Says it serves: technology, real estate, construction, contractors, property management
Nashville, TN
Local + remote
payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online, Xero Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Music Row Bookkeeping
Says it serves: non-profits
Nashville, TN AP/AR, payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Nanney Group Franklin, TN AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online Not verified Not verified 63% Not scored
Oakley CPA Nashville, TN payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Parks & Company
Says it serves: professional services
Smyrna, TN AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Purtee CPA
Says it serves: technology
Murfreesboro, TN monthly bookkeeping QuickBooks Online Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Puryear and Noonan, CPAs
Says it serves: nonprofits, fitness, construction, retail, real estate
Nashville, TN
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, Gusto, ADP, Paychex Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Rivera, Jamjian & Associates, LLP
Says it serves: construction, professional services, manufacturing, technology, real estate
Spring Hill, TN month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Shelby CPAs
Says it serves: construction, contractors, healthcare
Franklin, TN monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
stampercpa accounting and tax Hendersonville, TN
Local
AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Tax and Accounting
Says it serves: real estate, healthcare, construction, property management
Hendersonville, TN payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Tax Services of Tennessee
Says it serves: contractors, consultants
Brentwood, TN
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
TriStar CPAs Brentwood, TN payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Tristar Tax and Business Solutions Nashville, TN
Local
AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Waterford Tax Group Brentwood, TN
Local + remote
payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Your CFO To Go Brentwood, TN
Local + remote
payroll coordination, month-end close Xero, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop Not verified Not verified 63% Not scored

What the evidence shows

Pricing

87% of the firms on this page say nothing about what they charge. 4 of 38 show a price or a starting price, and 1 say they quote. Figures the firms publish themselves, as their sites word them: CFO Services ("$75/month"), Compere CPA Group ("Starting at $ 750 /Month") and Jason Moll, CPA ("Starting at $1,200"). Get the monthly fee, the transaction volume it assumes and what counts as extra in writing.

Services and process

3 of 38 say they take on catch-up or cleanup work, which matters if your books are months behind. On this page that's Compere CPA Group, LIGHTHOUSE BOOKKEEPING and Loftis CPA. On process, 8 of 38 give a reporting schedule and 6 explain onboarding.

Software and remote work

QuickBooks leads the software firms here name (37%); after it come QuickBooks Online 24% and Xero 11%. If you run Xero, Jason Moll, CPA, MSC Bookkeeping & Tax, LLC, Puryear and Noonan, CPAs and Your CFO To Go name it. Remote work is stated by 10 of 38; the filter above the list narrows to them.

Licenses and public records

There's no Tennessee open data for us to match licenses or registrations against, which is why so few firms here reach 70% coverage. A website on its own can't get a firm there. Median evidence coverage here is 66%. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy lookup.

Nashville-Murfreesboro area in figures

Shares of the 38 firms listed, from accepted evidence only. A firm with no evidence for an item counts as not stating it.

Publish a price or starting price11% (4 of 38)
State they price by quote3% (1 of 38)
Say nothing about pricing87% (33 of 38)
Hold a third-party-verified credential0% (0 of 38) (the Tennessee CPA register isn't searched automatically, so licenses read Not verified)
State a reporting cadence21% (8 of 38)
Describe onboarding16% (6 of 38)
Offer catch-up or cleanup work8% (3 of 38)
Work remotely (stated)26% (10 of 38)
Most-mentioned softwareQuickBooks 37%, QuickBooks Online 24%, Xero 11%, QuickBooks Desktop 5%, FreshBooks 3%
Median evidence coverage66%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nashville-Murfreesboro bookkeepers publish their prices?

CFO Services, Compere CPA Group, Jason Moll, CPA and LIGHTHOUSE BOOKKEEPING 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 Nashville-Murfreesboro take on catch-up bookkeeping?

Compere CPA Group, LIGHTHOUSE BOOKKEEPING and Loftis CPA say they do catch-up or cleanup work. The catch-up filter above the list shows only those firms.

Which Nashville-Murfreesboro bookkeepers work in Xero?

Jason Moll, CPA, MSC Bookkeeping & Tax, LLC, Puryear and Noonan, CPAs and Your CFO To Go name Xero on their site. More firms here name QuickBooks, so ask which one a firm prefers before you switch anything.

Which Nashville-Murfreesboro bookkeepers say which industries they serve?

19 of 38 name them on their own sites, among them ALCO Advisory Tax and Business Services (construction), CFO Services (restaurants and contractors), EVA Business Solutions (construction), Evan Hutcheson, CPA, LLC (technology and construction) and Forsyth & Hilario (healthcare). It's self-reported, so ask for a client reference in your trade.

Every place this page covers (80)

Adams, Ashland City, Auburntown, Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Bethpage, Bon Aqua Junction, Bransford, Brentwood, Burns, Carthage, Castalian Springs, Cedar Hill, Centerville, Charlotte, Christiana, Columbia, Coopertown, Cottontown, Cross Plains, Dickson, Eagleville, Fairfield, Fairview, Forest Hills, Franklin, Gallatin, Gladeville, Goodlettsville, Gordonsville, Graball, Green Hill, Greenbrier, Greenvale, Hartsville/Trousdale County, Hendersonville, Hickman, Kingston Springs, La Vergne, Lafayette, Lebanon, Lyles, Millersville, Mitchellville, Mount Juliet, Mount Pleasant, Mt. Juliet, Murfreesboro, Nashville, New Deal, Nolensville, Norene, Oak Grove, Oak Hill, Orlinda, Pegram, Pleasant View, Portland, Red Boiling Springs, Ridgetop, Rockvale, Rural Hill, Shackle Island, Slayden, Smyrna, South Carthage, Spring Hill, Springfield, Statesville, Thompson's Station, Tuckers Crossroads, Vanleer, Walnut Grove, Walterhill, Watertown, Westmoreland, White Bluff, White House, Woodbury, Wrigley.

Sources and further reading

Dates are when we checked. Report an error.

  1. DNS checkChecked Sep 26, 2026
  2. Firm's own websiteChecked Sep 26, 2026
  3. Tennessee State Board of Accountancy: license lookupTennessee State Board of Accountancy
  4. How the Evidence Score worksBookkeeping Index methodology
  5. Commercial disclosuresBookkeeping Index