From Kansas City to St. Louis, Springfield to Columbia, Tides Bookkeeping provides remote bookkeeping, payroll support, and monthly financial reporting for small businesses across Missouri. Clean books. Real results. No commute required.
No setup fees · Cancel anytime · 100% Remote
Missouri sits at the crossroads of America, with a diverse economy spanning aerospace and defense (Boeing's large presence in St. Louis), transportation and logistics, agriculture, financial services, healthcare, and beer and food manufacturing (Anheuser-Busch is headquartered in St. Louis). The metro areas of Kansas City and St. Louis anchor commerce, while Springfield and Columbia add healthcare, education, and services. Its central location and low cost of living make it a logistics and distribution hub.
Missouri has been steadily cutting its income tax. The top individual income tax rate is 4.7% for 2026, down from 5.3% a few years earlier, and the state continues to reduce it through revenue-triggered cuts, with proposals to eliminate it entirely under discussion (as of 2026 — confirm current rate). The state sales tax is a low 4.225%, but local add-ons push the average combined rate to roughly 8.4% (as of 2026 — confirm current rate). Because most small businesses are pass-throughs, that falling income-tax rate flows straight to the owner's return. We keep your books current so you always know where your taxable profit stands.
Seven core services designed for small businesses across every industry in Missouri — 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 Missouri municipal withholding — working alongside your payroll processor to keep everything reconciled.
From Kansas City and St. Louis to Springfield, Columbia, and the Ozarks — 100% remote, clean books every month. Missouri keeps a low state sales tax but heavy local add-ons, and Kansas City and St. Louis levy a 1% earnings tax — we keep every rate right. Explore by county:
From Kansas City technology and St. Louis biosciences to Springfield healthcare and Missouri River manufacturing, we understand the financial rhythms of Missouri'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 Missouri's business climate cold — from a low 4.225% state sales tax with heavy local add-ons to the 1% earnings tax in Kansas City and St. Louis and a state income tax that keeps falling, and the industries that drive Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, and Columbia.
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 Kansas City and take jobs all over the metro — which meant charging a different combined sales-tax rate in every city and getting the Kansas City earnings tax right on my crew. Tides got my books completely caught up, keeps my sales and earnings 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 Missouri. Tides handles your books; these help with the rest.