From Minneapolis to Saint Paul, Rochester to Duluth, Tides Bookkeeping provides remote bookkeeping, payroll support, and monthly financial reporting for small businesses across Minnesota. Clean books. Real results. No commute required.
No setup fees · Cancel anytime · 100% Remote
Minnesota anchors the Upper Midwest economy and is home to an unusually large cluster of Fortune 500 headquarters for its size, including UnitedHealth Group, Target, Best Buy, 3M, U.S. Bancorp, and General Mills. Beyond corporate headquarters, the state runs on healthcare and medical devices, with the Mayo Clinic and the Medical Alley corridor, plus agriculture and food processing, finance, and manufacturing. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul form the commercial hub, while Rochester and Duluth add healthcare and shipping.
Minnesota is a high-tax state. It levies a graduated personal income tax with a top marginal rate of 9.85% (as of 2026 — confirm current rate), one of the highest in the country and reached at higher income levels. The statewide sales tax is 6.875%, and local option taxes can push the combined rate close to 9% in the Twin Cities metro (as of 2026 — confirm current rate). Minnesota also imposes a corporate franchise tax and an estate tax, so business owners and higher earners should plan carefully. Clean, current books make navigating Minnesota's brackets and filing requirements far less painful.
Seven core services designed for small businesses across every industry in Minnesota — all delivered remotely, all handled by our team.
Your most important foundation. We categorize every transaction, reconcile your accounts, and deliver clean P&L and balance sheet reports every single month — so you always know exactly where your business stands.
Months or years behind? We clean it all up — systematically organizing your past transactions so you can get current and stay compliant.
Starting fresh or inheriting a mess? We connect all your accounts, configure your chart of accounts, and set everything up correctly from day one.
Every account, every month. We match your books to your bank statements and flag any discrepancies before they become problems.
P&L, balance sheets, and cash flow statements delivered monthly in a format you can actually read and act on.
We track what you owe and what's owed to you — keeping your cash flow picture clear and your vendor relationships clean.
We ensure your payroll expenses hit your books correctly every pay period — including local Minnesota municipal withholding — working alongside your payroll processor to keep everything reconciled.
From Minneapolis and St. Paul to Rochester, Duluth, and the college towns — 100% remote, clean books every month. Minnesota's high income tax and its 6.875% sales tax with the Twin Cities metro stack, we keep them clean. Explore by county:
From Minneapolis corporate headquarters and finance to Rochester health care to Duluth's Lake Superior port economy, we understand the financial rhythms of Minnesota's most common industries.
Job costing, subcontractor payments, material expenses
COGS tracking, tip payroll, inventory & vendor management
Commission tracking, rental income, property expenses
Consultants, attorneys, agencies — clean P&L every month
Inventory, merchant fees, platform reconciliation
Insurance billing, payroll, HIPAA-aware practices
Fleet expenses, fuel costs, driver payroll
Job costing, inventory, and material sales/use tax
We're not a local firm that added remote services. We were built remote-first, which means our process, communication, and delivery are optimized for businesses that never need to meet in person.
Tides is based in Greenville, SC and serves clients across the country. We know Minnesota's business climate cold — from a graduated income tax that tops out at 9.85% and a 6.875% sales tax to the Twin Cities metro sales-tax stack and the statewide Retail Delivery Fee.
No hourly billing surprises. You pay one flat rate each month based on your transaction volume — and you always know exactly what you're getting.
We don't just hand you a spreadsheet. We deliver clean, readable financial reports each month with plain-language summaries so you can make decisions — not just file paperwork.
Your CPA will thank you. Our books are consistently maintained at a level that makes tax season — federal, state, and local — faster, cheaper, and less stressful for everyone involved.
We earn your business every month. There are no lock-in agreements — just great service that makes you want to stay. Cancel anytime if it's not working.
"I run a small HVAC company out of St. Cloud and take jobs all over Central Minnesota. Between sales tax on materials and payroll, my books were a mess. Tides got me completely caught up, sorted out my sales and use tax, and now I get a clean report every month without lifting a finger. I finally understand my numbers."
Book a free 15-minute call. We'll look at where your books stand and tell you exactly what they need — no pressure, no sales pitch.
Schedule a Free Call →Official government resources for registering, filing, and staying compliant in Minnesota. Tides handles your books; these help with the rest.