CPA, tax accountant and bookkeeping for Ballenger Creek clients, delivered remotely

Sound familiar?

• Living or working across the state line

  Living in one state and working in another, moving during the year, or running a business with employees or customers across a state line can mean more than one state tax return.

• Your return is no longer simple.

  Investments, a rental property, a side business or income in another state. Brent prepares your federal and state returns and tells you up front what affects the price.

• Life changed this year.

  A move, a new job, a home purchase, a growing family. Changes like these can affect your return, and they are worth discussing when it is prepared.

• Switching accountants mid-year

  The books can be picked up from the start of any month. Many businesses switch after year-end or after filing, and a mid-year switch works too.

Your situation isn’t on this list? Tell us about it — every engagement starts with a conversation.

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.

Already have an accountant? See how switching works.

Ballenger Creek at a glance

• 1,854

  business establishments with paid employees in the ZIP codes 21703 and 21704 (Frederick) that serve Ballenger Creek

  Source: Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

• 32,910

  tax returns filed for tax year 2022 from the ZIP codes 21703 and 21704 (Frederick) that serve Ballenger Creek

  Source: IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax statistics by ZIP code, tax year 2022; the ZIP codes extend beyond Ballenger Creek

• 15

  law offices with paid employees in the ZIP codes 21703 and 21704 (Frederick) that serve Ballenger Creek

  Source: Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

• 33

  physician offices with paid employees in the ZIP codes 21703 and 21704 (Frederick) that serve Ballenger Creek

  Source: Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

• 65

  real estate firms with paid employees in the ZIP codes 21703 and 21704 (Frederick) that serve Ballenger Creek

  Source: Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

These ZIP codes also cover areas outside Ballenger Creek, so ZIP-area figures describe a wider area than Ballenger Creek itself.

Tax offices in Ballenger Creek

• Frederick County Office of Assessments (SDAT)

  County property assessment.

  5310 Spectrum Dr, Suite E, Frederick, Maryland 21703

  Phone (301) 815-5350

  Official website

• Frederick County Treasury Department

  County property tax collection.

  30 N. Market St., Frederick, MD 21701

  Phone (301) 600-1111

  Official website

• Comptroller of Maryland, Taxpayer Services Division

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone 410-260-7980

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Frederick

  Federal tax help in person.

  201 Thomas- Johnson Dr., Frederick, MD 21702

  Phone (301) 228-2838

  Official website

Ballenger Creek is unincorporated; Frederick County handles local property tax.

Ballenger Creek is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, with no city government of its own, so the county serves it. Frederick County Office of Assessments (SDAT) assesses property, and Frederick County Treasury Department collects property tax.

Comptroller of Maryland, Taxpayer Services Division is the state listing, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Frederick is the federal one.

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 also counts 145 restaurants and 65 real estate firms with paid employees in those ZIP codes. Tucker CPA plans taxes through the year for Ballenger Creek households and businesses.

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

Common questions.

Sources

• Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023: establishments with paid employees, by ZIP code.
• IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax statistics by ZIP code, tax year 2022; the ZIP codes extend beyond Ballenger Creek.
• American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (survey estimate for the place), for Ballenger Creek census-designated place, Maryland.
• U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files: which ZIP codes serve the place.
• U.S. Census Bureau county boundary files, 2023; U.S. Office of Management and Budget metropolitan area definitions, July 2023.
• IRS, “State government websites”: the state tax agency link.