From Billings to Missoula, Great Falls to Bozeman, Tides Bookkeeping provides remote bookkeeping, payroll support, and monthly financial reporting for small businesses across Montana. Clean books. Real results. No commute required.
No setup fees · Cancel anytime · 100% Remote
Montana's Big Sky Country economy is built on agriculture and ranching, energy and mining, and a booming outdoor-recreation and tourism sector fed by Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. Billings is the largest city and a regional trade and healthcare hub, while Bozeman and Missoula have seen fast growth in technology, education, and professional services. Small businesses — from ranches to outfitters to tech startups — form the backbone of the state economy.
Montana is one of only a handful of states with no general sales tax, a real advantage for retailers and consumers alike (a few resort communities levy a local resort tax, and there are lodging and rental-vehicle taxes). It does have a personal income tax, recently simplified to two brackets with a top rate of 5.65% (as of 2026 — confirm current rate). There's no statewide sales tax to track and no gross-receipts tax, which keeps compliance relatively simple for most small businesses. Clean books still matter for income tax, payroll, and knowing your true margins.
Seven core services designed for small businesses across every industry in Montana — 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 Montana municipal withholding — working alongside your payroll processor to keep everything reconciled.
From Billings and Missoula to Bozeman, Great Falls, and Glacier Country — 100% remote, clean books every month. Montana has no general sales tax and a graduated income tax topping out at 5.9%, and we keep them clean. Explore by county:
From Billings' energy and healthcare economy to Bozeman's tech and tourism boom to the ranching of eastern Montana, we understand the financial rhythms of Montana'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 income-tax-ready records
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 Montana's business climate cold — from its rare no-general-sales-tax system to the graduated income tax that tops out at 5.9% and the local resort taxes a handful of tourist towns levy.
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 Billings and take jobs all over south-central Montana. Between job costing and quarterly income taxes, my books were a mess. Tides got me completely caught up, 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 Montana. Tides handles your books; these help with the rest.