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Accounting and tax support for Bakersfield law firms
Bakersfield law firms in California can bring Brent Tucker, CPA, their monthly accounting and tax returns. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 lists 166 law offices that have paid staff in the 9 ZIP codes serving the city.
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Monthly accounting and financial reporting for small law offices
Where the office already has a bookkeeper, the work is arranged around the books that person keeps.
Monthly reporting for law offices with staff
Realization and collection, and the data on partner compensation, are the lines a firm with staff looks at in its monthly reporting.
Your situation isn’t on this list? Tell us about it — every engagement starts with a conversation.
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The state’s trust account rules
Money a law firm holds for clients — retainers not yet earned, settlement proceeds, funds held for a transaction — is not the firm’s money. The attorney remains responsible for the trust account under the rules.
Services and starting prices.
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Law Firm Accounting
From $900/moFor solo attorneys and small law firms: monthly accounting, financial reporting, business and owner returns, tax planning and CPA consultation.
Starting prices. Your scope and price are agreed in writing before work begins.
Work directly with Brent.
Licensed CPA · 10+ years in public accounting · Member, AICPA and MICPA
Brent has served legal clients throughout his career, at a boutique firm and at a large national accounting and advisory firm.
Brent Tucker is a CPA licensed in Michigan and serves clients in other states under applicable CPA mobility provisions.
More about BrentBakersfield at a glance
166
law offices with paid employees in the 9 ZIP codes that serve Bakersfield
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
Tax offices for Bakersfield law firms
City of Bakersfield Finance Department - Treasury Division (business tax certificates)
City business tax and licenses.
1600 Truxtun Avenue, City Hall North, Bakersfield, CA
Phone (661) 326-3762
Kern County Treasurer-Tax Collector
County property tax collection.
1115 Truxtun Avenue - 2nd Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone (661) 868-3490
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 800-852-5711
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Bakersfield
Federal tax help in person.
212 Coffee Rd., Suite 200, Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone (661) 328-4399
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 166 law offices with paid staff in the 9 ZIP codes serving Bakersfield, California. Kern County has the Kern County Treasurer-Tax Collector, which collects property tax.
The City of Bakersfield Finance Department - Treasury Division (business tax certificates) is the contact for local taxes in Bakersfield.
At the state level you deal with the California Franchise Tax Board (income tax), and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Bakersfield is an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center.
Brent keeps monthly accounting and financial reporting current for solo attorneys and small law firms in Bakersfield, including law offices with staff, and prepares the business and owner returns.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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Tell us a little about your business or situation, and Brent will reply personally. No office visit needed — meetings are by phone or video, wherever you’re based.
Call 888-762-4370 · Email brent@brenttuckercpa.com · Prefer to pick a time? Book a consultation online