From Memphis to Bristol, Tides Bookkeeping provides remote bookkeeping, payroll support, and monthly financial reporting for small businesses across Tennessee. Clean books. Real results. No commute required.
No setup fees · Cancel anytime · 100% Remote
With ~7.1 million residents, no state income tax on wages, and a diverse economy spanning healthcare, music, automotive, and logistics, Tennessee is one of the fastest-growing states in the country — with a distinct regional character across its three grand divisions, from the Mississippi River to the Great Smoky Mountains.
Tennessee is one of the most tax-friendly states in America — there is no state income tax on wages (the old Hall Tax on dividends and interest was fully repealed January 2021), no inheritance tax, and a business climate that has aggressively recruited automakers and corporate headquarters for decades. The results speak for themselves: Nissan, Volkswagen, GM, FedEx, HCA, Dollar General, Tractor Supply, and Eastman all call Tennessee home.
Tennessee was admitted to the Union in 1796 as the 16th state. Its economic identity has long been shaped by music — Nashville as the global capital of country music and songwriting, Memphis as the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock and roll — but today's Tennessee is equally defined by healthcare HQs, advanced automotive manufacturing, the FedEx logistics empire, and the tourism juggernaut anchored by the Great Smoky Mountains.
Tennessee sits at the crossroads of the Southeast — more interstates intersect inside its borders than almost any other state — which is exactly why FedEx, Nissan, VW, and Amazon all chose to anchor distribution and manufacturing here.
Seven core services designed for small businesses across every industry in Tennessee — 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 — working alongside your payroll processor to keep everything reconciled.
From the Mississippi River to the Great Smoky Mountains, Tides Bookkeeping serves small businesses in every major county and city across Tennessee. 100% remote means we're just as effective in Memphis as we are in Bristol.
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From Smoky Mountain tourism to Nashville healthcare to Memphis logistics to Chattanooga manufacturing, we understand the financial rhythms of Tennessee'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
Seasonal revenue, short-term rentals, event bookings
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 Southeast — including Tennessee, where we work with healthcare practices, music-industry creatives, restaurants, contractors, and tourism operators across all three grand divisions.
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 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.
"Running a short-term rental business in Pigeon Forge means our books look completely different in summer than they do in January. Tides figured out our seasonality immediately, cleaned up two years of QuickBooks chaos, and now I get a clean monthly report I can actually understand. Best money I spend on the business."
No — we serve businesses nationally. But we have deep familiarity with Tennessee industries, seasonality, and the business climate across all three grand divisions: East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee.
Everything is handled through QuickBooks Online and Puzzle.io — giving you real-time dashboards and an instant snapshot of your books at any time. You connect your bank and credit card accounts, and we handle the rest. Monthly reports and communication happen via email and a dedicated client portal.
That's what our Catch-Up Bookkeeping service is for. We work backward through however many months you're behind, clean everything up, and get you to a current and accurate starting point before beginning regular monthly service.
Absolutely. We provide your CPA with clean, organized books and can share access directly through QuickBooks. Many of our clients find their tax prep bills drop significantly after working with us because their books are already clean.
We serve all industries, but have particularly deep experience with contractors, restaurants, real estate professionals, retail, healthcare, music and entertainment, and tourism/hospitality businesses — all major sectors in Tennessee's economy.
Pricing is based on your monthly transaction volume, starting at $395/month for small businesses. We offer a free consultation to assess your needs and give you an exact quote — no obligation, no pressure.
Most clients are fully onboarded within 5–7 business days. We schedule a kickoff call, connect your accounts, review your chart of accounts, and begin categorizing from day one.
Yes — because we're 100% remote, we serve businesses across all 95 TN counties and every city in the state. Whether you're in Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, or a smaller town in the Smokies, we can handle your books.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation. No pressure, no commitments — just a clear picture of where your books stand and how we can help.
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