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Accounting and tax support for Carlsbad law firms
ZIP codes 92008, 92009, 92010 and 92011 serve Carlsbad, California, and 156 law offices with paid employees are found in them, per Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023. Brent Tucker, CPA, supplies monthly accounting and financial reporting.
Sound familiar?
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.
How we help.
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 BrentCarlsbad at a glance
156
law offices with paid employees in the ZIP codes 92008, 92009, 92010 and 92011 that serve Carlsbad
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
81%
share of law offices with fewer than 5 employees
Source: derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
27.7
law offices per 10,000 tax returns filed in its ZIP codes
Source: derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and IRS Statistics of Income ZIP code data, tax year 2022
Tax offices for Carlsbad law firms
City of Carlsbad Finance Department
City business tax and licenses.
1635 Faraday Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone (442) 339-2430
San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector
County property tax collection.
1600 Pacific Hwy, Room 162, San Diego, CA 92101-2474
Phone (877) 829-4732
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 800-852-5711
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - San Marcos
Federal tax help in person.
1 Civic Center Dr., San Marcos, CA 92069
Phone (760) 736-7355
An estimated 81% of the law offices in those ZIP codes have fewer than 5 employees, a share Tucker CPA derived from the Census counts.
For small law firms in Carlsbad, California, Brent keeps the monthly accounting and financial reporting current. He also prepares business and owner returns together.
In San Diego County, San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector collects property tax, and City of Carlsbad Finance Department serves as the city's local tax office.
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax) and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - San Marcos are the state and federal listings on this page.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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Let's talk about your numbers.
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