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Accounting and tax support for Santa Monica law firms
Santa Monica law firms in Los Angeles County, California, have a CPA they can call. Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps the firm's monthly books and prepares the returns by phone or video.
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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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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 BrentSanta Monica at a glance
245
law offices with paid employees in the ZIP codes 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404 and 90405 that serve Santa Monica
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
80%
share of law offices with fewer than 5 employees
Source: derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
50.1
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 Monica law firms
Santa Monica Finance Department, Administration Division
City business tax and licenses.
Phone (310) 458-8281
Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector (Secured Property Tax)
County property tax collection.
225 North Hill Street, First Floor Lobby, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone (213) 974-2111
California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 800-852-5711
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Van Nuys
Federal tax help in person.
6230 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91401
Phone (818) 779-3625
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 245 law offices with paid employees in ZIP codes 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404 and 90405 that serve Santa Monica, California.
An estimate derived by Tucker puts 80% of those law offices at fewer than 5 employees in the same ZIP codes.
The Santa Monica Finance Department, Administration Division is the city office for local taxes, and the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector (Secured Property Tax) collects property tax.
The California Franchise Tax Board (income tax) is the state office, and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Van Nuys is the federal one. Brent Tucker, CPA, coordinates the firm's return with each owner's return.
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