Accounting and tax for real estate in Goleta, 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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Goleta at a glance

• 60

  real estate firms with paid employees in the ZIP code 93117 that serve Goleta

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

• 8%

  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)

• 14.7

  property managers 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 Goleta real estate businesses

• City of Goleta Finance - Business Licensing

  City business tax and licenses.

  Phone 805-562-5503

  Official website

• Santa Barbara County Treasurer-Tax Collector

  County property tax collection.

  105 E Anapamu St. Rm. 109, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

  Phone 805-568-2490

  Official website

• California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone 800-852-5711

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Carpinteria

  Federal tax help in person.

  1145 Eugenia Place, Suite 201, Carpinteria, CA 93013

  Phone (805) 564-7555

  Official website

Which offices matter to rental owners in Goleta? City of Goleta Finance - Business Licensing is the city office for local taxes, and the Santa Barbara County Treasurer-Tax Collector collects property tax in Santa Barbara County, California.

The state entry is the California Franchise Tax Board (income tax), and the federal entry is IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Carpinteria.

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 finds 60 real estate firms with paid employees in ZIP code 93117, and Tucker derived 14.7 property managers per 10,000 tax returns filed in that ZIP code.

Brent keeps property-level books reconciled and reported, and he plans taxes through the year for real estate in Goleta.

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