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Accounting and tax support for San Luis Obispo law firms
Tucker CPA derives 35.7 law offices per 10,000 tax returns filed in ZIP codes 93401 and 93405, an estimate for San Luis Obispo, California. Brent keeps the monthly accounting current for San Luis Obispo law firms.
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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.
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.
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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 BrentSan Luis Obispo at a glance
82
law offices with paid employees in the ZIP codes 93401 and 93405 that serve San Luis Obispo
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
35.7
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 San Luis Obispo law firms
City of San Luis Obispo Finance Department (Business License & Tax)
City business tax and licenses.
Phone (805) 781-7144
San Luis Obispo County Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator)
County property tax collection.
1055 Monterey Street Room D290 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
Phone (805) 781-5831
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 800-852-5711
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Santa Maria
Federal tax help in person.
2384 Professional Parkway, Santa Maria, CA 93455
Phone (805) 352-0355
San Luis Obispo law firms have four offices to know, each listed on this page.
The City of San Luis Obispo Finance Department (Business License & Tax) is the city office for local taxes, and San Luis Obispo County property tax is collected by the San Luis Obispo County Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator).
The state listing is California Franchise Tax Board (income tax), and the federal listing is IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Santa Maria. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 82 law offices with paid employees in those ZIP codes.
Brent prepares the firm's return and each owner's return for solo attorneys and small law firms in San Luis Obispo.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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