STATES · ILLINOIS
Cook County: CPA, tax and bookkeeping services by community
Get help keeping up with the books. Brent Tucker, CPA, handles monthly reconciliations, financial statements and tax returns for Cook County households and businesses in Illinois.
Services and starting prices.
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Monthly Accounting
From $400/moTransaction categorization, account reconciliations, financial statements and regular accounting support.
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Tax Preparation
From $300Individual returns (federal and one state) from $300; business returns from $750.
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Accounting + Tax + Planning
From $900/moMonthly 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
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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
You work directly with your CPA, and have someone to call when a decision comes up.
Brent Tucker is a CPA licensed in Michigan and serves clients in other states under applicable CPA mobility provisions.
More about BrentCook County at a glance
Part of Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
metropolitan statistical area
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area population estimates (OMB July 2023 delineation)
Borders Indiana
Lake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File 2023
About 1%
of workers who live in Cook County work outside Illinois
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates, table B08007 (place of work: state and county)
Businesses and work in Cook County
134,513
business establishments with paid employees in Cook County
Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023
3,945
law offices with paid employees in Cook County
Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023
3,409
physician offices with paid employees in Cook County
Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023
6,106
real estate firms with paid employees in Cook County
Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023
10,283
restaurants with paid employees in Cook County
Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023
Tax offices in Cook County
Cook County Assessor's Office
County property assessment.
118 N. Clark Street, Room 320, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone (312) 443-7550
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 - Orland Park
Federal tax help in person.
14479 John Humphrey Drive, Orland Park, IL 60462
Phone (708) 873-8310
Brent Tucker, CPA, delivers monthly accounting, financial reporting and business and owner returns for Cook County, Illinois, clients.
Across the county, Census County Business Patterns 2023 counts 134,513 business establishments with paid employees, among them 10,283 restaurants, 6,106 real estate firms, 3,945 law offices and 3,409 physician offices.
Under the County Adjacency File 2023, the county borders Indiana at Lake County. About 1% of workers living in Cook County work outside Illinois, per American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Cook County Assessor's Office assesses property, and Cook County Treasurer's Office collects property tax. Illinois Department of Revenue and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Orland Park are the state and federal offices.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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 Adjacency File 2023 (2023; official statistics)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates, table B08007 (place of work: state and county) (2019-2023 5-year estimates; official statistics)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023 5-year places and county subdivisions with their counties (2019-2023 5-year estimates; official statistics)
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, county file (establishments with paid employees by industry) (2023; official statistics)
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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