
Meet Our Team

Tamra Helton, CRTP
CEO
Tamra has been doing bookkeeping for businesses since 2000, when she first set her eyes on a career path in accounting after taking her first class in high school while in Hayward, CA where she attended Moreau Catholic High School. She graduated from Cuesta Community College in 2003 with a Associated Degree with an Associates of Science Degree in General Studies , and then in 2006 from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. After finishing her degrees, she returned to the East Bay Area. During college Tamra spent time volunteering at the Cuesta Math Lab and working in Tutorial Center, along with doing bookkeeping for multiple small businesses part time.
Tamra started officially doing freelance bookkeeping in 2013 on her own and then moved into the world of public accounting in 2016 when she relocated to Stanislaus County. In 2017, Tamra became a licensed and bonded California CTEC Registered Tax Preparer so that she could give her clients more knowledge beyond just bookkeeping and was a Staff Accountant for 6 years at CPA offices in Stockton and Modesto. One of her favorite things about the field of accounting is ensuring businesses bookkeeping is accurate while sharing her knowledge with business owners so they can focus on running their business with the peace of mind that that they have a trusted, knowledgeable, and experienced member as part of their financial team.
During the Covid pandemic in 2020, Tamra relocated to Atascadero and in 2021 she opened Tied Out Bookkeeping to help fill a need in her community. When Tamra is not working and helping business owners, you can most often find her on the soccer pitch with her daughter and husband.