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Accounting and tax for Detroit law firms
Wayne County, Michigan, includes Detroit, where Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 159 law offices with paid employees in the 29 ZIP codes serving the city. Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps monthly accounting current for Detroit law firms.
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Monthly reporting for law offices with staff
Realization and collection, and the data on partner compensation, are the lines a firm with staff looks at in its monthly reporting.
Local taxes on law firms
A city income tax is a local tax on income earned by residents, on work done in the city, or on business profit, and it is separate from the federal and state returns.
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How we help.
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. Brent works in the software you already use, or recommends a setup if you don’t have one.
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 BrentDetroit at a glance
159
law offices with paid employees in the 29 ZIP codes that serve Detroit
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
17%
share of law offices with 10+ employees (estimate)
Source: estimate derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; not a published figure
Tax offices for Detroit law firms
City of Detroit Taxpayer Service Center (Office of the Chief Financial Officer)
City business tax and licenses.
2 Woodward Avenue - Suite 130, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone (313) 224-3560
Wayne County Treasurer
County property tax collection.
400 Monroe Street, 5th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone (313) 224-5990
Michigan Department of Treasury
State tax and revenue agency.
430 W. Allegan Street, Lansing, MI 48922
Phone 517-636-6925
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Detroit
Federal tax help in person.
477 Michigan Ave, 5th floor, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone (313) 628-3722
Tucker's estimate from Census data is that 17% of those law offices have 10+ employees, and that figure is not published. In Wayne County, the Wayne County Treasurer collects property tax.
City of Detroit Taxpayer Service Center (Office of the Chief Financial Officer) is the city office for local taxes, Michigan Department of Treasury is the state office, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Detroit is the federal office.
Solo attorneys and small law firms in Detroit can have Brent Tucker, CPA, prepare the firm's business return and each owner's return together, with monthly reporting for firms that have staff.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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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