Bookkeepers in the College Station-Bryan Area, TX Compared (2026)
Key Takeaways
- Too few firms reached 70% evidence coverage to rank (6 of 8, where a ranking needs 8), so the list is alphabetical.
- Pricing is hidden across the board: no firm here publishes a monthly price, and 8 of 8 don't mention fees at all.
- Compared with every firm we list, this group stands out on remote work: none of the 8 say they work with clients remotely (0% against 28%).
Sources cited in this article: DNS check, Firm's own website, IRS preparer records, State business registry, and our published methodology.
25 profiles reviewed, 8 met the listing bar, 6 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 Bryan (4) and College Station (4). The page covers 19 towns and cities in the metro area, and a firm elsewhere in Texas appears on the state page.
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This page compares the 8 College Station-Bryan bookkeeping firms that met our listing bar, alphabetically, because too few have enough checked evidence to rank. Start with the comparison table: services, software, pricing approach and any verified credential sit side by side.
Comparison (unranked, alphabetical)
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage (%) | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom Line Bookkeeping | Bryan, TX Local | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 86 | 37 |
| Brazos Bookkeeping | College Station, TX | payroll coordination | QuickBooks Desktop | Not verified | Not verified | 40 | Not scored |
| Ingram, Wallis | Bryan, TX | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 86 | 12 |
| Melisa Lamb-Income Tax Services | College Station, TX Local | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 77 | 12 |
| Thompson, Derrig, & Craig, P.C. Says it serves: real estate, healthcare | College Station, TX Local | month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 65 | Not scored |
| Thrivance Says it serves: contractors | Bryan, TX | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 86 | 25 |
| Wendi M. Stratta | Bryan, TX | payroll coordination | QuickBooks | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 84 | 29 |
| West Talbert | College Station, TX | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 86 | 20 |
What the evidence shows
Pricing
No firm on this page publishes a monthly price. None of the 8 say they quote each client, and 8 say nothing about fees at all. A written scope with the fee and its limits is the thing to ask for on a first call.
Licenses and public records
Texas publishes records we can match, so we could check this group against them: 2 with a business registration found in the state's registry data. We've only started checking Texas CPA licenses on the state board's lookup, so a CPA license on these pages reads Not verified until that firm has been checked, which isn't the same as unlicensed. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy lookup.
College Station-Bryan area in figures
Shares of the 8 firms listed, from accepted evidence only. A firm with no evidence for an item counts as not stating it. Credentials: the Texas CPA register isn't searched automatically, so licenses read Not verified. Median evidence coverage: 85%; median Evidence Score of the scored firms: 22.5.
| What the firms state | Share (%) | Firms (of 8) |
|---|---|---|
| Publish a price or starting price | 0 | 0 |
| State they price by quote | 0 | 0 |
| Say nothing about pricing | 100 | 8 |
| Hold a third-party-verified credential | 0 | 0 |
| State a reporting cadence | 12 | 1 |
| Describe onboarding | 0 | 0 |
| Offer catch-up or cleanup work | 0 | 0 |
| Work remotely (stated) | 0 | 0 |
| Mention QuickBooks | 50 | 4 |
| Mention QuickBooks Desktop | 12 | 1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Do any College Station-Bryan bookkeepers publish their prices?
Not on their websites. None of the 8 say they quote each client, and the rest don't mention fees. Ask for the monthly fee and what it covers in writing.
Which College Station-Bryan bookkeepers say which industries they serve?
2 of 8 name them on their own sites, among them Thompson, Derrig, & Craig, P.C. (real estate and healthcare) and Thrivance (contractors). It's self-reported, so ask for a client reference in your trade.
Every place this page covers (19)
Beaver Creek, Bremond, Bryan, Cade Lakes, Caldwell, Calvert, Clay, College Station, Deanville, Franklin, Hearne, Kurten, Lake Bryan, Lyons, Navasota, Snook, Somerville, Tunis, Wixon Valley.
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 Nov 12, 2026
- IRS preparer recordsChecked Sep 27, 2026
- State business registryChecked Sep 26, 2026
- Texas State Board of Public Accountancy: license lookupTexas State Board of Public Accountancy
- Texas business entity searchState of Texas
- How the Evidence Score worksBookkeeping Index methodology
- Commercial disclosuresBookkeeping Index