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Accounting and tax support for Chico law firms
Brent Tucker, CPA, works with Chico, California, law firms on tax returns and monthly financial statements. ZIP codes 95926, 95928, 95929 and 95973 are home to 86 law offices that have paid employees, per Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.
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.
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 BrentChico at a glance
86
law offices with paid employees in the ZIP codes 95926, 95928, 95929 and 95973 that serve Chico
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
85%
share of law offices with fewer than 5 employees
Source: derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
Tax offices for Chico law firms
City of Chico Finance Division, Licenses & Permits
City business tax and licenses.
411 Main Street, 1st Floor, Chico, CA 95928
Phone (530) 879-7320
Butte County Assessor
County property assessment.
Phone 530-552-3800
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 800-852-5711
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Chico
Federal tax help in person.
1395 Ridgewood Dr., Chico, CA 95973
Phone (530) 343-2324
Tucker's estimate from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 is that 85% of those Chico law offices have fewer than 5 employees. Butte County, California, lists the Butte County Assessor, which assesses property.
City of Chico Finance Division, Licenses & Permits is the city office for local taxes, California Franchise Tax Board (income tax) is the state office, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Chico is the federal office.
For solo attorneys and small law firms in Chico, Brent Tucker, CPA, coordinates business and owner returns and offers CPA consultation directly.
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