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Accounting and tax support for Oakland law firms
Oakland law firms can have monthly accounting and financial reporting kept current by Brent Tucker, CPA. Across the 16 ZIP codes serving Oakland, California, Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 387 law offices with paid employees.
Sound familiar?
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.
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. Brent works in the software you already use, or recommends a setup if you don’t have one.
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 BrentOakland at a glance
387
law offices with paid employees in the 16 ZIP codes that serve Oakland
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
18%
share of law offices with 10+ employees (estimate)
Source: estimate derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; not a published figure
Tax offices for Oakland law firms
City of Oakland Finance Department, Business Tax Office
City business tax and licenses.
250 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Suite 1320, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone 510-238-3704
Alameda County Treasurer-Tax Collector
County property tax collection.
1221 Oak Street, Room 131, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone (510) 272-6800
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
Which offices does an Oakland firm turn to for local taxes? In Alameda County, California, City of Oakland Finance Department, Business Tax Office is the city office for local taxes, and Alameda 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.
An estimate Tucker derived from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 has 18% of the law offices in those 16 ZIP codes at 10 or more employees.
For solo attorneys and small law firms in Oakland, Brent handles monthly accounting, tax planning and returns, and is available directly for the decisions in between.
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