From Jackson to Gulfport, Hattiesburg to Biloxi, Tides Bookkeeping provides remote bookkeeping, payroll support, and monthly financial reporting for small businesses across Mississippi. Clean books. Real results. No commute required.
No setup fees · Cancel anytime · 100% Remote
Mississippi's economy is rooted in agriculture — poultry, cotton, soybeans, and catfish — alongside advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding at Ingalls in Pascagoula, automotive assembly, and a large Gulf Coast tourism and casino industry around Biloxi and Gulfport. Jackson, the capital and largest city, anchors healthcare, government, and services. The state offers some of the lowest costs of doing business in the nation.
Mississippi is in the middle of a landmark tax change: lawmakers passed legislation in 2025 to phase out the individual income tax entirely over time. As of 2026 the income tax is a flat 4.00% on taxable income above roughly $10,000, down from prior years, with further reductions scheduled ahead (as of 2026 — confirm current rate and schedule). The state sales tax is 7%, one of the higher base rates in the country, though groceries are now taxed at a reduced rate (as of 2026 — confirm current rate). For small business owners, the shrinking income tax is a genuine tailwind — and clean books make it easy to see the benefit year over year.
Seven core services designed for small businesses across every industry in Mississippi — 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 Mississippi municipal withholding — working alongside your payroll processor to keep everything reconciled.
From Jackson and the Gulf Coast to the Delta, the Golden Triangle, and the Memphis-metro suburbs — 100% remote, clean books every month. Mississippi charges a high 7% state sales tax but almost no local add-on, so most of the state is a flat 7%, and we keep your rate and the phasing-out income tax clean. Explore by county:
From Jackson healthcare and professional services to Gulf Coast tourism, Golden Triangle manufacturing, and Delta agriculture, we understand the financial rhythms of Mississippi'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 costs
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 Mississippi's business climate cold — from the high 7% state sales tax and the 3.5% contractor's tax to the flat income tax now falling toward elimination, and the industries that drive the Gulf Coast, the Delta, the Golden Triangle, and the Memphis-metro suburbs.
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 Columbus and take jobs all over the Golden Triangle — which meant tracking Mississippi sales and use tax on materials and the contractor's tax on bigger commercial jobs. Tides got my books completely caught up, keeps my sales tax clean, 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 Mississippi. Tides handles your books; these help with the rest.