From downtown Albany and the Flint River District to Putney, Radium Springs, and the MCLB Albany corridor -- Tides Bookkeeping handles the books for small businesses across all of Dougherty County. 100% remote. Clean books every month.
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Dougherty County is the commercial, medical, and cultural center of Southwest Georgia, anchored by Albany -- the largest city in the region and the hub a dozen surrounding rural counties depend on for healthcare, retail, and professional services. The county sits on the Flint River, where US-19, US-82, and GA-300 converge.
Phoebe Putney Health System is the dominant employer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany drives steady defense and logistics spending, and Procter & Gamble anchors manufacturing. Around all of it sits some of the most productive farmland in the state -- peanuts, pecans, and cotton -- feeding an agribusiness economy that reaches far beyond the county line.
Whether your business is headquartered in downtown Albany or operating from a smaller community or farm outside the city, we serve the entire county with the same level of service.
Southwest Georgia's regional capital -- home to Phoebe Putney Health System, Albany State University, and the commercial hub serving a dozen surrounding counties.
A small community south of Albany along US-19 -- agricultural operations, trades, and local service businesses serving the southern half of the county.
Home to Georgia's largest natural spring on the Flint River. A residential area southeast of Albany with local businesses and event venues.
The corridor around Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany -- defense contractors, logistics firms, and the service businesses supporting base personnel and families.
The county's main retail and residential growth area -- Dawson Road and Ledo Road retail, restaurants, and medical offices.
Also serving farms, agribusinesses, and rural operators across all unincorporated areas of Dougherty County.
Serving Dougherty County means understanding a healthcare, military, and agribusiness economy. From Phoebe Putney to MCLB Albany to the peanut and pecan farms of Southwest Georgia -- here's the local context.
Dougherty County was created in 1853 and Albany, founded in 1836 on a bend of the Flint River, became its seat. The river made Albany a shipping point for cotton long before the railroads arrived, and the county grew into the trade center for a wide swath of Southwest Georgia farmland.
Phoebe Putney Health System is the county's dominant employer today -- a regional referral hospital that draws patients from across Southwest Georgia and anchors a large ecosystem of private practices, specialists, imaging centers, and home health agencies. Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, one of the Marine Corps' primary maintenance and supply installations, adds steady federal spending and a long tail of defense contractors and logistics firms.
Manufacturing rounds out the base, with the Procter & Gamble plant among the county's largest industrial employers. And agriculture never left: peanuts, pecans, and cotton from the surrounding counties move through Albany, supporting equipment dealers, processors, trucking outfits, and farm service businesses that all need books kept the way a seasonal business actually earns.
Seven core services, all delivered remotely. Everything your Dougherty County business needs to stay financially clean and tax-ready year-round.
Our flagship service. Every transaction categorized, every account reconciled, and clean financial reports delivered to your inbox each month -- without you lifting a finger. The financial foundation every Dougherty County business deserves.
Behind on your books? We clean up any backlog -- whether it's 3 months or 3 years -- so you can move forward with accurate, up-to-date records.
New business or inherited a mess? We configure QuickBooks, connect your accounts, and build a chart of accounts that makes sense for your industry.
Monthly reconciliation of every bank account and credit card -- ensuring your books match your statements and no transactions fall through the cracks.
P&L statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports delivered monthly in a format you can actually understand and act on.
We keep your AP and AR organized so you always know what's coming in, what's going out, and what's overdue.
We make sure your payroll expenses hit your books correctly and stay in sync with your payroll processor every pay period.
From Phoebe Putney practices and MCLB Albany contractors to peanut and pecan operations and the Ledo Road restaurant scene -- we understand Dougherty County's economy.
Job costing, subcontractors, material expenses, and seasonal cash flow
Insurance billing coordination, payroll, and practice management
Crop revenue, equipment costs, seasonal expense tracking
Contract accounting, compliance tracking, government billing
COGS, tip payroll, inventory management, and vendor reconciliation
Agent commissions, rental income, property expenses, and investor portfolios
Consultants, attorneys, agencies -- clean monthly financials
Inventory, merchant fees, platform reconciliation
"We do commercial HVAC and electrical work across Southwest Georgia -- Albany, Leesburg, Sylvester -- and job costing across dozens of open tickets was beating us. Tides rebuilt our QuickBooks, tied every job to its real costs, and now I know which contracts actually make money before the year is over."
Yes -- we serve businesses across the entire county, from Albany to Putney, Radium Springs, and the MCLB Albany corridor, plus all unincorporated areas. Since we're 100% remote, your exact location doesn't matter.
No. If you don't have QuickBooks Online, we can set it up as part of your onboarding. If you already have an account, we'll connect to it and clean it up as needed. We also connect Puzzle.io for real-time dashboards and an instant snapshot of your books before beginning regular monthly service.
Pricing is based on your monthly transaction volume. Most small businesses fall between $395-$895/month. We provide an exact quote during your free consultation -- no guesswork.
Yes. Farm and agribusiness income in Southwest Georgia arrives in bursts around harvest, while expenses run all year. We track revenue and costs to the right periods so your P&L reflects how the operation actually earns -- not just when cash happened to land.
We keep your books tax-ready and can work alongside your CPA or tax preparer on Georgia sales tax matters. We don't file returns directly, but we ensure all the supporting data is clean and organized for whoever handles your tax filings.
Most Dougherty County businesses are fully onboarded within 5-7 business days. We schedule a kickoff call, connect your accounts, review your chart of accounts, and begin work right away.
Dougherty County is our focus on this page, but we serve businesses across Georgia and the entire Southeast.
Leesburg -- Smithville
Sylvester -- Warwick
Dawson -- Sasser
Camilla -- Pelham
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation. Tell us about your business and we'll give you a clear picture of where your books stand and what it will cost to fix it.
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Official government resources for registering, filing, and staying compliant. Tides handles your books; these help with the rest.