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Accounting and tax support for Santa Barbara law firms
Santa Barbara law firms in California can use Brent Tucker, CPA, for monthly accounting and firm and owner returns. The ZIP codes 93101, 93103, 93105 and 93109 count 143 law offices that have 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 BrentSanta Barbara at a glance
143
law offices with paid employees in the ZIP codes 93101, 93103, 93105 and 93109 that serve Santa Barbara
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
13%
share of law offices with 10+ employees (estimate)
Source: estimate derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; not a published figure
34.1
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 Santa Barbara law firms
Santa Barbara City Hall Business Office (Business Tax Certificates)
City business tax and licenses.
735 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone (805) 564-5346
Santa Barbara County Treasurer-Tax Collector
County property tax collection.
105 E Anapamu St. Rm. 109, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone 805-568-2490
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 800-852-5711
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Carpinteria
Federal tax help in person.
1145 Eugenia Place, Suite 201, Carpinteria, CA 93013
Phone (805) 564-7555
Law offices with staff in Santa Barbara need reporting that keeps up. Tucker derives an estimate that 13% of law offices in those ZIP codes have 10+ employees, and 34.1 law offices per 10,000 tax returns in its ZIP codes.
Santa Barbara County, California, lists the Santa Barbara County Treasurer-Tax Collector, which collects property tax. The Santa Barbara City Hall Business Office (Business Tax Certificates) is the city's listing for local taxes.
The California Franchise Tax Board (income tax) and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Carpinteria are the state and federal listings. Brent keeps monthly books and prepares firm and owner returns for Santa Barbara solo attorneys and small law firms.
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