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Accounting and tax support for Chicago law firms
In the 56 ZIP codes that serve Chicago, Illinois, Tucker CPA estimates from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 that 18% of law offices have 10 or more employees. Brent Tucker, CPA, serves Chicago law firms with accounting and returns.
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 BrentChicago at a glance
2,750
law offices with paid employees in the 56 ZIP codes that serve Chicago
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
18%
share of law offices with 10+ employees (estimate)
Source: estimate derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; not a published figure
Tax offices for Chicago law firms
City of Chicago Department of Finance
City business tax and licenses.
121 N. LaSalle Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone (312) 744-2204
Cook County Treasurer's Office
County property tax collection.
118 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone (312) 443-5100
Illinois Department of Revenue
State tax and revenue agency.
101 West Jefferson Street, Springfield, IL 62702
Phone 800 732-8866
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Chicago
Federal tax help in person.
230 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60604
Phone (312) 292-2525
Monthly accounting, financial reporting and a firm return coordinated with each owner's return: that is the work Brent does for solo attorneys and small law firms in Chicago.
The City of Chicago Department of Finance is the city office for local taxes. Chicago sits in Cook County, where the Cook County Treasurer's Office collects property tax.
The Illinois Department of Revenue is listed for the state, and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Chicago is an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center.
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 2,750 law offices with paid employees in the 56 ZIP codes that serve Chicago. All four offices are listed on this page.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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Let's talk about your numbers.
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