Accounting and tax for real estate in Highland Park, 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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Highland Park at a glance

• 96

  real estate firms with paid employees in the ZIP code 60035 that serve Highland Park

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

• 10%

  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)

• 11.2

  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 Highland Park real estate businesses

• City of Highland Park Finance Department (Business Taxes)

  City business tax and licenses.

  Phone 847.432.0800

  Official website

• Lake County Treasurer

  County property tax collection.

  18 N County Street, Room 102, Waukegan, IL 60085

  Phone 847-377-2323

  Official website

• Illinois Department of Revenue

  State tax and revenue agency.

  101 West Jefferson Street, Springfield, IL 62702

  Phone 800 732-8866

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Schiller Park

  Federal tax help in person.

  5100 River Road, Schiller Park, IL 60176

  Phone (847) 737-6688

  Official website

Highland Park is in Lake County, Illinois, where the Lake County Treasurer collects property tax.

The City of Highland Park Finance Department (Business Taxes) is the city listing, Illinois Department of Revenue is the state listing, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Schiller Park is the federal one.

An estimated 10% of the returns filed from ZIP code 60035 carry rental or royalty income, a proxy derived by Tucker from IRS Statistics of Income data.

The same sources give an estimated 11.2 property managers per 10,000 tax returns filed in its ZIP codes. Brent Tucker, CPA, prepares individual returns with rental properties, partnership and entity returns, and tax planning through the year.

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