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We reviewed 200 firms in Utah: 52 met the listing bar and 30 reached 70% evidence coverage, and 15 of them hold a numbered place on one of its 2 ranked lists.
Start with the metro page nearest you. Utah has 3 metro pages, largest first: Salt Lake City-Murray (20), Ogden (12) and Provo-Orem (12). 2 of the 3 carry a ranked list; the rest compare firms without an order. 8 more firms outside those metros are listed below.
Outside the metro pages: 29 profiles reviewed, 8 met the listing bar, 6 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more).
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12 bookkeeping firms in the Ogden area, checked against their own sites and public records: none publishes a monthly price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
12 bookkeeping firms in the Provo-Orem area, checked against their own sites and public records: none publishes a monthly price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
20 bookkeeping firms in the Salt Lake City-Murray area, checked against their own sites and public records: none publishes a monthly price, and QuickBooks is the software named most. No stars, no paid ranks.
Check a Utah bookkeeper before you hire: the Utah Board of Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 52 Utah firms put in writing about fees and reporting.
The top two firms on the Ogden list, FJ & Associates and Adams + Petersen, side by side on services, pricing, software and what public records confirm.
The top two firms on the Salt Lake City-Murray list, Outsourced Bookkeeping Services and Morley & Maynes CPAs, side by side on services, pricing, software and what public records confirm.
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 and Bookkeeping St George Utah | St. George, UT Local | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 72 | 33 |
| J. Brett Jensen, CPA, PC | St. George, UT | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 70 | 26 |
| Jeffrey R. Wangsgard and Associates | Logan, UT Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69 | Not scored |
| Kinexus CPAs Says it serves: real estate, medical, construction, contractors, restaurants | St. George, UT | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 72 | 41 |
| Saunders Nydegger Says it serves: real estate, retail, trucking | PROVIDENCE, UT | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 75 | 38 |
| Savage Esplin & Radmall, PC | St. George, UT | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 66 | Not scored |
| Spillman & Crane | St. George, UT | payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | IRS preparer record | 75 | 23 |
| St George Accountant, Audit &Tax Prep Says it serves: construction, real estate, medical, dental, hospitality | St. George, UT | catch-up/cleanup, payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 75 | 31 |
Across all 52 firms we list in Utah, none publish a monthly price or a starting price and 43 say nothing about fees. The share publishing, 0%, compares with 4% nationally.
There's no Utah 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 72%. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Utah 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 Utah 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 Utah business entity search. A sole proprietor trading under its own name may not appear, and that alone isn't a warning sign.
A ranking needs 8 firms at 70% evidence coverage. Provo-Orem has fewer than 8 at that coverage, so it compares firms alphabetically until more evidence comes in.
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