San Luis Obispo County: CPA, tax and bookkeeping services by community

Services and starting prices.

• 01

  Monthly Accounting

  From $400/mo

  Transaction categorization, account reconciliations, financial statements and regular accounting support.

• 02

  Tax Preparation

  From $300

  Individual returns (federal and one state) from $300; business returns from $750.

• 03

  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

• 04

  Law Firm Accounting

  From $900/mo

  For 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.

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San Luis Obispo County at a glance

• Part of San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

  metropolitan statistical area

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area population estimates (OMB July 2023 delineation)

Businesses and work in San Luis Obispo County

• 8,962

  business establishments with paid employees in San Luis Obispo County

  Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023

• 137

  law offices with paid employees in San Luis Obispo County

  Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023

• 341

  physician offices with paid employees in San Luis Obispo County

  Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023

• 463

  real estate firms with paid employees in San Luis Obispo County

  Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023

• 775

  restaurants with paid employees in San Luis Obispo County

  Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023

Tax offices in San Luis Obispo County

• San Luis Obispo County Assessor

  County property assessment.

  1055 Monterey Street Suite D360 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408

  Phone (805) 781-5643

  Official website

• 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

  Official website

• California Franchise Tax Board (income tax)

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone 800-852-5711

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Santa Maria

  Federal tax help in person.

  2384 Professional Parkway, Santa Maria, CA 93455

  Phone (805) 352-0355

  Official website

San Luis Obispo County is in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metropolitan statistical area. Within the county, Census County Business Patterns 2023 counts 8,962 business establishments with paid employees, including 775 restaurants, 341 physician offices and 137 law offices.

The San Luis Obispo County Assessor assesses property, and the San Luis Obispo County Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator) collects property tax.

State matters go to the California Franchise Tax Board (income tax), and federal ones to the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Santa Maria.

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

Communities in San Luis Obispo County

• No community in San Luis Obispo County has a page of its own; this page serves the whole county.
• Other communities in San Luis Obispo County, served from this page: San Luis Obispo (city), El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) (city), Atascadero (city).

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area population estimates (OMB July 2023 delineation) (July 1, 2024 estimates; delineation of July 2023; official statistics)
• U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, county file (establishments with paid employees by industry) (2023; official statistics)