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Accounting and tax support for Ellicott City law firms
Law firms in Ellicott City, Maryland, can have the firm's monthly books kept by Brent Tucker, CPA. ZIP codes 21042 and 21043 hold 35 law offices that employ paid staff, per Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.
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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 BrentEllicott City at a glance
35
law offices with paid employees in the ZIP codes 21042 and 21043 that serve Ellicott City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
86%
share of law offices with fewer than 5 employees
Source: derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
Tax offices for Ellicott City law firms
Howard County Office of Assessments (SDAT)
County property assessment.
3451 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043 (District Court Multi-Service Center)
Phone (410) 480-7940
Howard County Department of Finance
County property tax collection.
Phone (410) 313-2195
Comptroller of Maryland, Taxpayer Services Division
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 410-260-7980
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Baltimore
Federal tax help in person.
31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone (443) 853-5660
Ellicott City is unincorporated; Howard County handles local property tax.
Ellicott City is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland. The Howard County Office of Assessments (SDAT) assesses property, and the Howard County Department of Finance collects property tax.
The state office is Comptroller of Maryland, Taxpayer Services Division, the federal one IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Baltimore. Tucker estimates from the Census count that 86% of the law offices in those ZIP codes have fewer than 5 employees.
Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps the monthly accounting current for law firms in Ellicott City and prepares the firm's return and each owner's return together.
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