Best Bookkeeping Services in Clackamas County (2026)

How we chose

• Local office: each practice names a location in a Clackamas County city on its own website: Clackamas, Gladstone, Happy Valley, Lake Oswego or Oregon City. Two of them give a city but no street address.
• Bookkeeping on offer: each one lists bookkeeping for businesses on its own site, whether as its main work or alongside tax preparation.
• Credentials: where a site states a credential, we repeat it in the site’s own words. Where it states none, we describe its services only.

The practices below fall into two groups. Some are bookkeeping and payroll shops that hand the finished books to your tax preparer. Others are tax practices that also keep books, so the same office closes the year and prepares the return. Neither is better in general. It depends on whether you already have a tax preparer you want to keep.

1. Heather’s Tax Service & More

Our bookkeeping is run by Katie Wells, a bookkeeper with more than 25 years of experience keeping books for small businesses. Katie works in QuickBooks, sets it up for clients, and handles payroll, accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations and monthly reporting. Because she works inside a tax practice, the books she closes go straight to Heather Perkins, Enrolled Agent and Licensed Tax Consultant# 35746-C, or Pam Wagner, Licensed Tax Preparer# 1924349-P, for the return.

• Monthly bookkeeping: transactions categorized, accounts reconciled and reports each month.
• Catch-up bookkeeping: for books that have fallen months or years behind, brought current before a return or a year-end review.
• QuickBooks setup: chart of accounts, bank rules and training.
• Starting price: bookkeeping starts at $85 an hour, billed for the time it takes. A starting point, not a quote; see pricing.
• Where: our Clackamas office at 9136 SE St Helens Street, Suite J, Clackamas OR 97015, and remote service across the United States.
• What we do not do: our bookkeeping is for businesses. We prepare trust tax returns on the tax side, but we do not keep books for trusts.

2. Byrd's Bookkeeping & Payroll

Based in Happy Valley, on SE Monterey Ave. Its website says: "Byrd's Bookkeeping & Payroll is a locally owned and operated bookkeeping and payroll company proudly serving businesses for over a decade." It lists ongoing and catch-up bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliation, payroll management through QuickBooks, and payroll reporting returns. Website: byrds-bookkeeping.com.

3. Clackamas Income Tax & Accounting Inc.

Based in Gladstone, on SE 82nd Drive. A tax practice that also keeps books: its website says "We have Enrolled Agents on staff" and describes the firm as "a comprehensive resource for individuals and business owners desiring to work with a single firm regarding business, taxes, and planning." It lists bookkeeping, payroll and account reconciliation; QuickBooks setup, training and support; and tax preparation and representation. Website: clackatax.com.

4. Oregon City Tax Service Inc

Based in Oregon City, on Molalla Ave. Its website lists year-round monthly bookkeeping, payroll services for small businesses, and QuickBooks setup, support and training, alongside tax preparation. It says: "We prepare individual, corporate, partnership, trust and estate tax returns." Website: octaxservice.com.

5. Portland Bookkeeping Services

Based in Oregon City; the site gives the city but no street address. Its website says: "We thrive on helping small, local business owners free up their valuable time so they can continue to focus on their passions." It lists bookkeeping services and payroll services, and prints "OBTP#15849". Website: portlandbookkeeping.biz.

6. Snyders Bookkeeping

Based in Happy Valley; the site gives the city but no street address. Its website says: "Honest, on-time bookkeeping for Portland small business owners." It lists "Certified Bookkeeper" and a QuickBooks credential among its credentials, and offers monthly bookkeeping and reconciliation, catch-up and cleanup bookkeeping, cash-flow statements, and coordination with your CPA. Website: snydersbookkeeping.com.

7. Strictly Accounting LLC

Based in Lake Oswego, on Pilkington Rd. Its website says: "We are locally owned and have an office in Lake Oswego, Oregon." It lists bookkeeping for small businesses, managing invoices and payments, paying vendor bills, matching bank and credit card transactions, and custom reports. Website: strictlyaccountingllc.com.

What to ask any bookkeeper before you hire

• Which software do you work in? Ask whether the bookkeeper works in the system you already use, or will move you to theirs, and who owns the file if you part ways.
• What happens each month? Ask what a month includes: categorizing, bank and card reconciliations, reports, and by what date the books close.
• Can you catch us up first? If the books are behind, ask how catch-up work is scoped and billed before monthly work begins.
• Do you run payroll too? Payroll and bookkeeping touch the same accounts. If they are split between two providers, ask how they will reconcile.
• How do the books reach the tax preparer? Ask what your preparer will receive at year end, and when. See year-end planning.