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Bookkeepers in the Milwaukee-Waukesha Area, WI Compared (2026)

Key Takeaways

  • Too few firms reached 70% evidence coverage to rank (none of the 14, where a ranking needs 8), so the list is alphabetical.
  • Only 2 of 14 publish a price or a starting price, while 12 say nothing about fees.
  • Compared with every firm we list, this group stands out on reporting: 5 of 14 state how often reports arrive (36% against 21%).

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

63 profiles reviewed, 14 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 Milwaukee (7), Brookfield (3), Greenfield (3) and West Allis (1). The page covers 73 towns and cities in the metro area, and a firm elsewhere in Wisconsin appears on the state page.

This page compares the 14 Milwaukee-Waukesha 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: a published price (2) and remote service (4).

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Comparison (unranked, alphabetical)

Local firms, alphabetical
FirmWhereServices documented SoftwarePricingCredentials verified CoverageEvidence Score
Affinity Accounting
Says it serves: technology, startups
Milwaukee, WI monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close Hubdoc, Gusto, Expensify Publishes prices Not verified 69% Not scored
B&M Accounting & Tax Service, INc. Brookfield, WI payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Hammernik & Associates Greenfield, WI
Local
payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Hillstrom Accounting LLC Milwaukee, WI payroll coordination QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Horizon Tax and Accounting services Milwaukee, WI payroll coordination Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Howard's Business Solutions Milwaukee, WI payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Integro CPA
Says it serves: healthcare, technology
Brookfield, WI
Local
monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Locatelli and Company
Says it serves: non-profits, professional services, law firms
Brookfield, WI
Local
AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Lockwood Enterprises
Says it serves: startups
WEST ALLIS, WI
Local + remote
Not verified QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 15% Not scored
Midwest Bookkeeping & Tax Solutions
Says it serves: nonprofits, law firms, churches
Milwaukee, WI
Local + remote
payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored
Nolan Accounting Center Greenfield, WI monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close Not verified Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
Passageway Financial Milwaukee, WI
Local + remote
monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Online, Gusto Publishes prices Not verified 69% Not scored
RitzHolman CPAs
Says it serves: real estate, medical, dental
Milwaukee, WI Not verified QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 69% Not scored
The Neal Group, LLC Greenfield, WI
Local + remote
AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close QuickBooks Not verified Not verified 66% Not scored

What the evidence shows

Pricing

Pricing is where these sites say least: 12 of 14 are silent on fees, none say they quote each job, and 2 publish a figure. Figures the firms publish themselves, as their sites word them: Affinity Accounting ("$950/month") and Passageway Financial ("$650 / mo"). That's more open than Wisconsin as a whole, where 8% publish a price. Get the monthly fee, the transaction volume it assumes and what counts as extra in writing.

Services and process

None of the 14 sites here mentions catch-up or cleanup work, so ask about past months directly if you're behind. Fewer write down the process: 2 of 14 describe onboarding and 5 name a reporting schedule. Nationally 21% of listed firms name a reporting schedule, so this group is above the norm.

Software and remote work

QuickBooks leads the software firms here name (29%); after it come Gusto 14% and QuickBooks Online 14%. 4 of 14 say they work with clients remotely, so a firm across the metro can still take you on.

Licenses and public records

Without Wisconsin records we can match, the evidence here is what firms publish about themselves, and that alone stops short of the 70% coverage a ranking needs. Median evidence coverage here is 69%. Check any CPA claim yourself on the Accounting Examining Board lookup.

Milwaukee-Waukesha area in figures

Shares of the 14 firms listed, from accepted evidence only. A firm with no evidence for an item counts as not stating it.

Publish a price or starting price14% (2 of 14)
State they price by quote0% (0 of 14)
Say nothing about pricing86% (12 of 14)
Hold a third-party-verified credential0% (0 of 14) (the Wisconsin CPA register isn't searched automatically, so licenses read Not verified)
State a reporting cadence36% (5 of 14)
Describe onboarding14% (2 of 14)
Offer catch-up or cleanup work0% (0 of 14)
Work remotely (stated)29% (4 of 14)
Most-mentioned softwareQuickBooks 29%, Gusto 14%, QuickBooks Online 14%, Hubdoc 7%, Expensify 7%
Median evidence coverage69%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Milwaukee-Waukesha bookkeepers publish their prices?

Affinity Accounting and Passageway Financial 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha bookkeepers say which industries they serve?

6 of 14 name them on their own sites, among them Affinity Accounting (technology and startups), Integro CPA (healthcare and technology), Locatelli and Company (non-profits and professional services), Lockwood Enterprises (startups) and Midwest Bookkeeping & Tax Solutions (nonprofits and law firms). It's self-reported, so ask for a client reference in your trade.

Every place this page covers (73)

Addison, Allenton, Barton, Bayside, Belgium, Big Bend, Brookfield, Brown Deer, Butler, Cedarburg, Chenequa, Cudahy, Delafield, Dousman, Eagle, Elm Grove, Erin, Fox Point, Franklin, Fredonia, Genesee, Germantown, Glendale, Grafton, Greendale, Greenfield, Hales Corners, Hartford, Hartland, Jackson, Kewaskum, Lac La Belle, Lannon, Lisbon, Menomonee Falls, Mequon, Merton, Milwaukee, Mukwonago, Muskego, Nashotah, New Berlin, Newburg, North Lake, North Prairie, Oak Creek, Oconomowoc, Oconomowoc Lake, Okauchee Lake, Ottawa, Pewaukee, Polk, Port Washington, Richfield, River Hills, Saukville, Shorewood, Slinger, South Milwaukee, St. Francis, Summit, Sussex, Thiensville, Vernon, Wales, Waubeka, Waukesha, Wauwatosa, Wayne, West Allis, West Bend, West Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay.

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. Accounting Examining Board: license lookupAccounting Examining Board
  4. Wisconsin business entity searchState of Wisconsin
  5. How the Evidence Score worksBookkeeping Index methodology
  6. Commercial disclosuresBookkeeping Index