Accounting and tax for real estate in Traverse City, delivered remotely

Sound familiar?

• You want a clearer picture of each property.

  Books kept property by property show what each one earns and costs — and carry straight through to your return.

• Properties held in partnerships or LLCs.

  Coordinate the returns and reporting required for your properties and entities with your individual tax return.

• A purchase, sale or refinance is coming.

  The tax effect of a transaction is best understood before it closes, not after. Talk it through with Brent while the choices are still open.

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

How we help.

• Monthly accounting

  Property-level books, reconciled and reported.

• Individual returns with rental properties

  Federal and state, rental activity included.

Services and starting prices.

• 01

  Tax Preparation

  From $300

  Individual returns (federal and one state) from $300; business returns from $750.

• 02

  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

• 03

  Monthly Accounting

  From $400/mo

  Transaction categorization, account reconciliations, financial statements and regular accounting support.

Starting prices. Your scope and price are agreed in writing before work begins.

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Traverse City at a glance

• 119

  real estate firms with paid employees in the ZIP codes 49684 and 49686 that serve Traverse City

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

• 7%

  share of returns with rental or royalty income (proxy)

  Source: derived by Tucker from IRS Statistics of Income ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (returns filed from the place’s ZIP codes, a proxy for the place)

Tax offices for Traverse City real estate businesses

• City of Traverse City Treasurer's Office

  City business tax and licenses.

  400 Boardman Avenue, Traverse City, MI 49684

  Phone (231) 922-4431

  Official website

• Grand Traverse County Treasurer's Office

  County property tax collection.

  400 Boardman Avenue, Ste. 104, Traverse City, MI 49684

  Phone 231-922-4735

  Official website

• Michigan Department of Treasury

  State tax and revenue agency.

  430 W. Allegan Street, Lansing, MI 48922

  Phone 517-636-6925

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Traverse City

  Federal tax help in person.

  2040 N. US 31 South, Traverse City, MI 49685

  Phone (231) 932-2192

  Official website

Brent keeps property-level books for real estate clients in Traverse City, reconciled and reported, so each rental's earnings and costs carry straight through to your tax returns.

Tucker CPA's estimate is a proxy: IRS Statistics of Income ZIP code data for tax year 2022 suggests that 7% of returns filed from the ZIP codes serving Traverse City show rental or royalty income.

Traverse City is in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. City of Traverse City Treasurer's Office is the city office for local taxes, and Grand Traverse County Treasurer's Office collects property tax.

Michigan Department of Treasury is the state office, and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Traverse City is the federal one.

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