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Accounting and tax support for Lafayette law firms
Law firms in Lafayette, California, can have Brent Tucker, CPA, plan their taxes through the year and keep the monthly books. ZIP code 94549 has 33 law offices with paid employees.
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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.
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 BrentLafayette at a glance
33
law offices with paid employees in the ZIP code 94549 that serve Lafayette
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
24.5
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 Lafayette law firms
Contra Costa County Assessor
County property assessment.
Phone 925-313-7400
Contra Costa County Treasurer-Tax Collector
County property tax collection.
Phone (925) 608-9500
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 800-852-5711
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Oakland
Federal tax help in person.
1301 Clay St., Suite 160S, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone (510) 907-5000
Tucker CPA derived an estimate from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 that 85% of the law offices in that ZIP code have fewer than 5 employees.
It also estimated 24.5 law offices per 10,000 tax returns filed in the ZIP codes serving Lafayette. In Contra Costa County, California, the Contra Costa County Assessor assesses property and the Contra Costa County Treasurer-Tax Collector collects property tax.
The California Franchise Tax Board (income tax) is the state office, and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Oakland is the federal one.
Brent Tucker, CPA, prepares the firm's return and each owner's return together for law firms in Lafayette and keeps the monthly accounting current.
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