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Accounting and tax support for Lake Forest law firms
Lake Forest, in Lake County, Illinois, has 29 law offices with paid employees in ZIP code 60045, according to Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023. Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps the books and financial reporting of Lake Forest law firms current.
Sound familiar?
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.
Your situation isn’t on this list? Tell us about it — every engagement starts with a conversation.
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 BrentLake Forest at a glance
29
law offices with paid employees in the ZIP code 60045 that serve Lake Forest
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
28.2
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 Lake Forest law firms
City of Lake Forest Finance Department
City business tax and licenses.
800 Field Drive, Lake Forest
Phone (847) 810-3631
Lake County Treasurer
County property tax collection.
18 N County Street, Room 102, Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone 847-377-2323
Illinois Department of Revenue
State tax and revenue agency.
101 West Jefferson Street, Springfield, IL 62702
Phone 800 732-8866
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Schiller Park
Federal tax help in person.
5100 River Road, Schiller Park, IL 60176
Phone (847) 737-6688
Lake County, Illinois, is the county for the offices listed on this page. City of Lake Forest Finance Department is the city office for local taxes, and Lake County Treasurer collects property tax.
Illinois Department of Revenue is the state office. IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Schiller Park is the federal one. Tucker derived 28.2 law offices per 10,000 tax returns filed in the ZIP codes that serve Lake Forest.
Brent handles the monthly accounting for solo attorneys and small law firms in Lake Forest and coordinates the firm's tax returns with the owners' returns.
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