Bookkeeping Services for Springfield, MO Businesses

Melton Bookkeeping and Accounting Services provides monthly bookkeeping for small businesses in Springfield, Missouri and the surrounding area. Your books are handled by Paula Melton, a CPA with 23 years of tax and accounting experience, not passed to a rotating team. Packages start at $250 a month and every price is published before you call.

Most Springfield business owners we meet are not behind because they cannot do the work. They are behind because they are running a business. That is a time problem, not an ability problem, and it is a fixable one.

What Your Monthly Bookkeeping Includes

Higher packages add tax return preparation, monthly advisory meetings, cash flow forecasting and profitability analysis. If you run a construction business, job costing, work in progress reporting and bonding support are available too.

Every package covers the work that keeps your books accurate and your tax return uneventful:

A CPA Doing Your Bookkeeping, Not Just a Bookkeeper

There is a real difference, and it shows up in April.

A bookkeeper records what happened. A CPA records what happened while watching for the things that cost you money later: an S Corporation missing reasonable owner payroll, expenses in the wrong category, an entity structure that no longer fits the business.

Paula Melton is a CPA who has prepared business tax returns for more than two decades. She holds Intuit ProAdvisor certifications in QuickBooks, payroll and bookkeeping. When something in your books is going to become a tax problem, she flags it in March instead of finding it in January.

You also work with Paula directly. Not an account manager, not whoever is available.

Why Choose Melton for Bookkeeping?

Springfield Bookkeeping Pricing, Published Up Front

Most Springfield accounting firms will not tell you what bookkeeping costs until you sit through a consultation. We publish it.

Package	Starting at	Best for
Foundation	$250 per month	Owner operators and simple books
Growth	$550 per month	Growing businesses with payroll
Elite	$1,200 per month	Full service, plus advisory and tax filing
Construction	$1,800 per month	Job costing, WIP and bonding support

Final pricing depends on transaction volume, how many accounts you run, payroll size and how much support you want. Anything outside your package gets quoted and approved before we start. You will never open an invoice you did not expect.

Common Questions About Bookkeeping in Springfield

How much do bookkeeping services cost in Springfield, MO?

Monthly bookkeeping in the Springfield area generally runs between $250 and $1,800 a month depending on transaction volume, payroll and complexity. Our Foundation package starts at $250 a month for simple books, and our Construction package starts at $1,800 a month for job costing and work in progress reporting. Full pricing is published on our pricing page.

Do I need a bookkeeper or a CPA?

If you only need transactions recorded, a bookkeeper is enough. If you want someone catching tax problems while the books are being kept, a CPA doing your bookkeeping saves you money at filing time. Paula is a CPA, so you get both in one relationship.

How far behind can my books be before it becomes a problem?

Three months behind is normal and easy to fix. A year behind starts costing you in missed deductions and late filing penalties. Several years behind is still fixable, and we do it regularly, but start with a diagnostic review so you know what you are dealing with.

Do you use QuickBooks?

Yes. Paula holds Intuit ProAdvisor certifications in QuickBooks, payroll and bookkeeping, and QuickBooks cleanup is one of our core services.

Ready to Get Your Books Off Your Desk?

Book the diagnostic review and you will know exactly where your books stand and what it costs to fix them. No consultation maze, no surprise invoice.