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Bookkeepers record a business’s day-to-day money: entering sales and expenses, reconciling bank and card statements, sending invoices and chasing late ones, paying bills, and producing the monthly reports that tell an owner whether the business made money. Owners end up on this page when receipts have piled up for months, when the software shows numbers that cannot be right, or when the accountant asks for records that do not exist.

Bookkeeping is unlicensed in most states, though many bookkeepers hold a certification from a professional body or from the accounting software they use, and either is worth asking about. Ask which software they work in, how often they will reconcile accounts, whether they handle sales tax filings and payroll or only the books, and how you will hand over documents. Fees are usually a flat monthly rate scaled to transaction volume, or hourly for clean-up work. For tax returns and financial statements that need a professional sign-off, you will still need accountants, and for paying staff, see payroll services.

Every bookkeeper listed here wrote their own entry, and a person reviewed it before publication. If you keep books for businesses, apply to get listed — free, and it takes a few minutes.