Accounting and tax for real estate in South Lake Tahoe, 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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South Lake Tahoe at a glance

• 63

  real estate firms with paid employees in the ZIP code 96150 that serve South Lake Tahoe

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

• 8%

  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)

• 20.6

  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 South Lake Tahoe real estate businesses

• City of South Lake Tahoe Finance Department - Revenue (Business License)

  City business tax and licenses.

  1901 Lisa Maloff Way, Ste. 210, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

  Phone (530) 542-6012

  Official website

• El Dorado County Treasurer-Tax Collector

  County property tax collection.

  360 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667

  Phone (530) 621-5800

  Official website

• California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone 800-852-5711

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Reno

  Federal tax help in person.

  300 Booth St., Ste 2016, Reno, NV 89509

  Phone (775) 824-2218

  Official website

South Lake Tahoe real estate clients will find the City of South Lake Tahoe Finance Department - Revenue (Business License) among the listings, with the El Dorado County Treasurer-Tax Collector, which collects property tax.

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

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 63 real estate firms with paid employees in ZIP code 96150. In its ZIP codes the ratio is 20.6 property managers per 10,000 tax returns filed, an estimate derived by Tucker.

Brent Tucker, CPA, prepares individual returns with rental activity included and keeps the books property by property.

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