CPA and accounting firms in the Upstate
As of October 24, 2026, this guide lists 23 CPA and accounting firms serving the Upstate, in 6 cities, 15 of them in Greenville. On their own sites, 20 of 23 publish a street address, 18 of 23 say who they work with, 5 of 23 state a founding year, and 3 of 23 list a certification or partner status. 12 of 23 list audit or assurance work, and 16 of 23 list bookkeeping or outsourced accounting. None of the 23 publishes a price on the pages we checked.
Firms that handle business tax, audits and reviews, and the advisory work that comes with a growing company. Some also run your books. We listed firms with an Upstate office and checked what each one says it does.
Included: firms whose own site shows an Upstate office or says it serves the area. This is not every firm in the region, only the 23 we have checked. Compare them side by side. How we verify.
23 firms shown
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A.T. Locke
- Management accounting
- Financial analysis
- Financial reporting and projections
Checked October 24, 2026 -
Argo and Associates, LLP
- Back-office accounting
- Business advisory
- Accounting services and financial statements
- Tax advisory and tax management
- Payroll and compensation planning
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Arthurs & Company CPA, LLC
Says it works with business owners, executives and independent professionals.
- Small business accounting
- Payroll
- Part-time CFO services
- Audits, reviews and compilations
- Business valuation
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Blumer CPAs
Says it works with creative digital agencies, nonprofits and other creative businesses.
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Controllership services
- Payroll
- Corporate tax planning
- Multi-state entity setup and review
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Cherry Bekaert
Says it works with multinational corporations, private businesses, nonprofits, governmental entities, start-ups and individuals; the Greenville page highlights not-for-profit and industrial manufacturing work.
- Accounting and assurance
- Tax services
- CFO advisory services
- Outsourced services
- Risk and cybersecurity
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Elliott Davis
Says it works with businesses across industries including construction, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, private equity, real estate, technology and not-for-profit.
- Tax
- Assurance and attestation
- Client accounting advisory services
- Transaction advisory
- Business valuation
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Forvis Mazars
Greenville office serves clients in financial services, nonprofit, construction, real estate, and manufacturing and distribution.
- Assurance
- Tax
- Consulting
- Outsourced accounting services
- CFO and business consulting
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Greene Finney Cauley, LLP
Says it works with small businesses, governments (school districts, municipalities, counties, special purpose districts), nonprofits and individuals.
- Audit
- Tax planning and preparation
- Bookkeeping
- Outsourced accounting
- Payroll
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GreerWalker
Says it works with privately held middle-market companies and their owners, with focus areas in manufacturing and distribution, global business, real estate, construction, and litigation and forensic accounting.
- Assurance services
- Client accounting services
- Business and individual tax
- International tax
- State and local tax
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HELM
Says it works with businesses, organizations and individuals in the Upstate.
- Tax
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Business valuations
- Audits, reviews and compilations
- Agreed-upon procedures
Checked October 24, 2026 -
Jennings Cook & Co., CPAs
- New business formation
- Monthly bookkeeping
- Audits, reviews, compilations and agreed-upon procedures
- Business entity tax returns
- Payroll tax returns
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Kesler, Queen & Masters, CPAs, Inc.
- Bookkeeping services
- Financial statements
- Tax preparation
- Estate and gift tax planning
Checked October 24, 2026 -
Kochenower Blake Blake Arango & Co., PA
Says it works with business owners, executives and independent professionals; listed industries include construction, dentists, healthcare, hospitality, law firms, manufacturers and real estate.
- Small business accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Payroll
- Audits, reviews and compilations
- Business advisory services
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Ledger Medial Accounting
Says it works with business owners, and also prepares individual returns. No company size or industry is stated.
- Business tax services
- Virtual monthly bookkeeping
- Year-round tax planning
- New business registration
- Individual tax preparation
Checked October 24, 2026 -
Lindley Pettigrew & Co. CPAs LLC
- Bookkeeping and write-up
- Payroll services
- Sales tax services
- Tax preparation and planning
- IRS representation
Checked October 24, 2026 -
Love Bailey CPAs
Says it works with individuals, businesses, nonprofits and governments.
- Audits, reviews and compilations
- Small business accounting
- Payroll
- Part-time CFO services
- Business valuation
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Mauldin & Jenkins
Says it works with businesses, nonprofits and individuals; listed industries include manufacturing, distribution, construction, retail, professional services, real estate, healthcare, agriculture and government.
- Tax planning and compliance
- Assurance and attestation
- Outsourced accounting and CFO services
- Business valuation
- Mergers and acquisitions
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Meilinger Consulting, P.C.
Says it works with business owners needing valuations for insurance, estate planning or litigation.
- Business valuation
- Litigation support
- Forensic accounting
- Divorce accounting
- Tax planning
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Montgomery & Company, CPAs
Says it works with business owners looking for tax, bookkeeping and payroll support alongside planning.
- Bookkeeping
- Payroll
- Tax
- Coaching
- Business growth planning
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Nason Accounting, LLC
Says it works with business owners, plus a dedicated service for professional athletes.
- Tax planning
- Tax preparation
- Bookkeeping
- Outsourced accounting department
- QuickBooks training
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Payne, White & Schmutz CPA, PA
Says it works with businesses, individuals and nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on non-profits that work internationally.
- Tax planning and preparation
- Nonprofit and government audit and assurance
- Bookkeeping
- Payroll processing
- Accounting software consultation
Checked October 24, 2026 -
Stokes & Company CPAs
Says it works with small businesses in Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina.
- Accounting
- Tax
- Payroll
- Wealth management
- Year-round tax planning
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SuggsJohnson CPAs
Says it works with growing businesses.
- Consulting and advisory
- Business valuation
- M&A assistance
- Succession planning
- Tax planning and compliance
Checked October 24, 2026
No firms match that. Try clearing the city.
Listed alphabetically. Order is not a ranking, and nobody paid to be here.
Compare 23 CPA and accounting firms side by side
Each cell is what the firm says on its own site. "Not published" means we looked and did not find it there. Ask the firm.
| Firm | City | Services they list | Who they say they work with | Certifications and affiliations | Founded | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.T. Locke | Greenville, SC | Management accounting, Financial analysis, Financial reporting and projections | Not published | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Argo and Associates, LLP | Anderson, SC | Back-office accounting, Business advisory, Accounting services and financial statements, Tax advisory and tax management and 1 more | Not published | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Arthurs & Company CPA, LLC | Greenville, SC | Small business accounting, Payroll, Part-time CFO services, Audits, reviews and compilations and 4 more | Says it works with business owners, executives and independent professionals. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Blumer CPAs | Greenville, SC | Accounting and bookkeeping, Controllership services, Payroll, Corporate tax planning and 3 more | Says it works with creative digital agencies, nonprofits and other creative businesses. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Cherry Bekaert | Greenville, SC | Accounting and assurance, Tax services, CFO advisory services, Outsourced services and 3 more | Says it works with multinational corporations, private businesses, nonprofits, governmental entities, start-ups and individuals; the Greenville page highlights not-for-profit and industrial manufacturing work. | Member of Allinial Global | 1947 | October 24, 2026 |
| Elliott Davis | Greenville, SC | Tax, Assurance and attestation, Client accounting advisory services, Transaction advisory and 4 more | Says it works with businesses across industries including construction, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, private equity, real estate, technology and not-for-profit. | Independent member firm of Moore North America (Moore Global) | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Forvis Mazars | Greenville, SC | Assurance, Tax, Consulting, Outsourced accounting services and 3 more | Greenville office serves clients in financial services, nonprofit, construction, real estate, and manufacturing and distribution. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Greene Finney Cauley, LLP | Mauldin, SC | Audit, Tax planning and preparation, Bookkeeping, Outsourced accounting and 2 more | Says it works with small businesses, governments (school districts, municipalities, counties, special purpose districts), nonprofits and individuals. | Not published | 1996 | October 24, 2026 |
| GreerWalker | Greenville, SC | Assurance services, Client accounting services, Business and individual tax, International tax and 4 more | Says it works with privately held middle-market companies and their owners, with focus areas in manufacturing and distribution, global business, real estate, construction, and litigation and forensic accounting. | Practices as an alternative practice structure under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct | 1984 | October 24, 2026 |
| HELM | Greenville, SC | Tax, Accounting and bookkeeping, Business valuations, Audits, reviews and compilations and 1 more | Says it works with businesses, organizations and individuals in the Upstate. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Jennings Cook & Co., CPAs | Greenville, SC | New business formation, Monthly bookkeeping, Audits, reviews, compilations and agreed-upon procedures, Business entity tax returns and 3 more | Not published | Not published | 1965 | October 24, 2026 |
| Kesler, Queen & Masters, CPAs, Inc. | Gaffney, SC | Bookkeeping services, Financial statements, Tax preparation, Estate and gift tax planning | Not published | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Kochenower Blake Blake Arango & Co., PA | Gaffney, SC | Small business accounting, Bookkeeping, Payroll, Audits, reviews and compilations and 3 more | Says it works with business owners, executives and independent professionals; listed industries include construction, dentists, healthcare, hospitality, law firms, manufacturers and real estate. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Ledger Medial Accounting | Greenville, SC | Business tax services, Virtual monthly bookkeeping, Year-round tax planning, New business registration and 1 more | Says it works with business owners, and also prepares individual returns. No company size or industry is stated. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Lindley Pettigrew & Co. CPAs LLC | Anderson, SC | Bookkeeping and write-up, Payroll services, Sales tax services, Tax preparation and planning and 4 more | Not published | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Love Bailey CPAs | Laurens, SC | Audits, reviews and compilations, Small business accounting, Payroll, Part-time CFO services and 3 more | Says it works with individuals, businesses, nonprofits and governments. | Not published | 1982 | October 24, 2026 |
| Mauldin & Jenkins | Greenville, SC | Tax planning and compliance, Assurance and attestation, Outsourced accounting and CFO services, Business valuation and 3 more | Says it works with businesses, nonprofits and individuals; listed industries include manufacturing, distribution, construction, retail, professional services, real estate, healthcare, agriculture and government. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Meilinger Consulting, P.C. | Greenville, SC | Business valuation, Litigation support, Forensic accounting, Divorce accounting and 2 more | Says it works with business owners needing valuations for insurance, estate planning or litigation. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Montgomery & Company, CPAs | Greenville, SC | Bookkeeping, Payroll, Tax, Coaching and 1 more | Says it works with business owners looking for tax, bookkeeping and payroll support alongside planning. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Nason Accounting, LLC | Greenville, SC | Tax planning, Tax preparation, Bookkeeping, Outsourced accounting department and 2 more | Says it works with business owners, plus a dedicated service for professional athletes. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Payne, White & Schmutz CPA, PA | Seneca, SC | Tax planning and preparation, Nonprofit and government audit and assurance, Bookkeeping, Payroll processing and 2 more | Says it works with businesses, individuals and nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on non-profits that work internationally. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| Stokes & Company CPAs | Greenville, SC | Accounting, Tax, Payroll, Wealth management and 1 more | Says it works with small businesses in Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |
| SuggsJohnson CPAs | Anderson, SC | Consulting and advisory, Business valuation, M&A assistance, Succession planning and 4 more | Says it works with growing businesses. | Not published | Not published | October 24, 2026 |