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

• 86

  real estate firms with paid employees in the ZIP code 94549 that serve Lafayette

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

• 16%

  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)

• 9.7

  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 Lafayette real estate businesses

• Contra Costa County Assessor

  County property assessment.

  Phone 925-313-7400

  Official website

• Contra Costa County Treasurer-Tax Collector

  County property tax collection.

  Phone (925) 608-9500

  Official website

• California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone 800-852-5711

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Oakland

  Federal tax help in person.

  1301 Clay St., Suite 160S, Oakland, CA 94612

  Phone (510) 907-5000

  Official website

Brent Tucker, CPA, prepares individual returns with rental properties and keeps property-level books for Lafayette real estate clients.

Tucker CPA's proxy estimate is that 16% of the returns filed from ZIP code 94549 report rental or royalty income, and it derives 9.7 property managers per 10,000 tax returns filed in that ZIP code.

Lafayette is in Contra Costa County, California. Contra Costa County Assessor assesses property, and Contra Costa County Treasurer-Tax Collector collects property tax.

California Franchise Tax Board (income tax) is the state listing, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Oakland is the federal one.

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