Dakota County: CPA, tax and bookkeeping services by community

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.

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Dakota County at a glance

• Part of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

  metropolitan statistical area

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area population estimates (OMB July 2023 delineation)

• Borders Wisconsin

  Pierce County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File 2023

• About 1%

  of workers who live in Dakota County work outside Minnesota

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates, table B08007 (place of work: state and county)

Businesses and work in Dakota County

• 10,964

  business establishments with paid employees in Dakota County

  Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023

• 132

  law offices with paid employees in Dakota County

  Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023

• 109

  physician offices with paid employees in Dakota County

  Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023

• 594

  real estate firms with paid employees in Dakota County

  Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023

• 630

  restaurants with paid employees in Dakota County

  Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023

Tax offices in Dakota County

• Dakota County Assessing Services

  County property assessment.

  Phone 651-438-4200

  Official website

• Dakota County Property Taxation & Records

  County property tax collection.

  Phone 651-438-4576

  Official website

• Minnesota Department of Revenue

  State tax and revenue agency.

  600 N. Robert St., St. Paul, MN 55146

  Phone 651-556-3000

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Bloomington

  Federal tax help in person.

  1550 American Blvd E, Suite 800, Bloomington, MN 55425

  Phone (763) 347-7509

  Official website

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

Communities in Dakota County

• No community in Dakota County has a page of its own; this page serves the whole county.
• Other communities in Dakota County, served from this page: West St. Paul (city), South St. Paul (city), Mendota Heights (city), Lakeville (city), Eagan (city), Burnsville (city), Apple Valley (city), Inver Grove Heights (city), Rosemount (city), Farmington (city), Hastings (city).

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)