Accounting and tax for real estate in Altadena, delivered remotely

Sound familiar?

• You want a clearer picture of each property.

  Books kept property by property show what each one earns and costs — and carry straight through to your return.

• Properties held in partnerships or LLCs.

  Coordinate the returns and reporting required for your properties and entities with your individual tax return.

• A purchase, sale or refinance is coming.

  The tax effect of a transaction is best understood before it closes, not after. Talk it through with Brent while the choices are still open.

Your situation isn’t on this list? Tell us about it — every engagement starts with a conversation.

How we help.

• Monthly accounting

  Property-level books, reconciled and reported.

• Individual returns with rental properties

  Federal and state, rental activity included.

Services and starting prices.

• 01

  Tax Preparation

  From $300

  Individual returns (federal and one state) from $300; business returns from $750.

• 02

  Accounting + Tax + Planning

  From $900/mo

  Monthly accounting and reporting, business and owner tax returns, proactive tax planning and year-round CPA access.

  Founding Client Rate: $825/month for your first 12 months when you engage by March 31, 2027. Terms

• 03

  Monthly Accounting

  From $400/mo

  Transaction categorization, account reconciliations, financial statements and regular accounting support.

Starting prices. Your scope and price are agreed in writing before work begins.

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Altadena at a glance

• 30

  real estate firms with paid employees in the ZIP code 91001 that serve Altadena

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

• 12%

  share of returns with rental or royalty income (proxy)

  Source: derived by Tucker from IRS Statistics of Income ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (returns filed from the place’s ZIP codes, a proxy for the place)

Tax offices for Altadena real estate businesses

• Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector (Secured Property Tax)

  County property tax collection.

  225 North Hill Street, First Floor Lobby, Los Angeles, CA 90012

  Phone (213) 974-2111

  Official website

• Los Angeles County Assessor

  County property assessment.

  500 W. Temple St. Rm.225 Los Angeles, CA 90012

  Phone (213) 974-3211

  Official website

• California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone 800-852-5711

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - El Monte

  Federal tax help in person.

  9350 East Flair Dr., El Monte, CA 91731

  Phone (626) 927-1201

  Official website

Altadena is unincorporated; Los Angeles County handles local property tax.

Altadena, California, is unincorporated, with no city government of its own, so Los Angeles County serves it. The Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector (Secured Property Tax) collects property tax, and the Los Angeles County Assessor assesses property.

California Franchise Tax Board (income tax) is the state listing, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - El Monte is the federal one.

A derived estimate, a rough proxy, puts rental or royalty income on 12% of returns filed from ZIP code 91001. Brent Tucker, CPA, prepares those individual returns with rental properties and keeps property-level books for real estate in Altadena.

Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.