From downtown Knoxville to Farragut, Powell, Halls, and Karns — Tides Bookkeeping handles the books for small businesses across every corner of Knox County. 100% remote. Clean books every month.
No setup fees · Cancel anytime · 100% Remote
Knox County is the economic center of East Tennessee and home to Knoxville — a city shaped by the University of Tennessee, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory nearby. With a diverse economy spanning energy, education, healthcare, manufacturing, and a rapidly growing tech sector, Knox County attracts businesses of every size and type.
The county's proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains drives a massive tourism and hospitality economy, while UT's 30,000+ students fuel retail, food service, and entertainment businesses. From Farragut's professional offices to Powell's small contractors, Knox County's business community is thriving — and demanding professional bookkeeping services.
Whether your business is headquartered in Knoxville or operating out of a smaller community, we serve the entire county with the same level of service.
The county seat and East Tennessee's largest city — home to UT, TVA, and a booming downtown business district.
An affluent western suburb with strong professional services, healthcare, and retail businesses along Kingston Pike and Campbell Station Road.
A growing community in north Knox County with small businesses, contractors, and service companies along Clinton Highway.
Northeast Knox County community with a mix of agricultural businesses, contractors, and local retail along Maynardville Highway.
Northwest Knox County's growing commercial area with home services, light industrial, and professional businesses along Oak Ridge Highway.
Also serving Bearden, West Knoxville, South Knoxville, Fountain City, Concord, and all unincorporated Knox County communities.
Serving Knox County means knowing it. Here's the local context that shapes how businesses operate across the county.
Seven core services, all delivered remotely. Everything your Knox 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 Knox 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 actually 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 contractors and restaurants to healthcare practices and professional services — we understand the financial patterns of the industries that drive Knox County's economy.
Job costing, subcontractors, material expenses, and seasonal cash flow
Agent commissions, rental income, property expenses, and investor portfolios
COGS, tip payroll, inventory management, and vendor reconciliation
Insurance billing coordination, payroll, and practice management
Consultants, attorneys, agencies — clean monthly financials
Inventory, merchant fees, platform reconciliation
Supplier payments, raw material costs, production expense tracking
Load tracking, fuel costs, driver settlements, and carrier payments
"We own a boutique hotel near the Smoky Mountains and our seasonal revenue swings made bookkeeping really complicated. Tides set up our QuickBooks properly, handles our monthly books, and now we actually understand our cash flow. Best decision we made last year."
Yes — we serve businesses across the entire county, including Knoxville, Farragut, Powell, Halls, Karns, Bearden, South Knoxville, Fountain City, and 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.
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.
Absolutely. We work with hotels, vacation rentals, tour operators, and other seasonal businesses throughout Knox County. We understand the cash flow patterns of tourism-dependent businesses and set up your books to track seasonal revenue properly.
Most Knox 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.
We make switching easy. We work directly with your previous bookkeeper to transition files and access, review existing books for accuracy, and pick up right where they left off.
Knox County is one of the Tennessee markets we serve. We also cover businesses across these neighboring counties.
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.
No setup fees · Cancel anytime · First month guaranteed
Official government resources for registering, filing, and staying compliant. Tides handles your books; these help with the rest.