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Accounting and tax for real estate in Short Hills, delivered remotely
Short Hills real estate clients in New Jersey get individual returns with rental properties from Brent Tucker, CPA. ZIP code 07078 has 73 real estate firms that have paid employees, per Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.
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.
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Tax Preparation
From $300Individual returns (federal and one state) from $300; business returns from $750.
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Accounting + Tax + Planning
From $900/moMonthly 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
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Monthly Accounting
From $400/moTransaction categorization, account reconciliations, financial statements and regular accounting support.
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 real estate 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 BrentShort Hills at a glance
73
real estate firms with paid employees in the ZIP code 07078 that serve Short Hills
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
13%
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)
19.8
property managers per 10,000 tax returns filed in its ZIP codes
Source: derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and IRS Statistics of Income ZIP code data, tax year 2022
Tax offices for Short Hills real estate businesses
Millburn Township Tax Collector
Town property tax collection.
22 East Willow St., Millburn, NJ 07041
Phone (973) 564-7084
Essex County Board of Taxation
County property assessment.
495 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd, Room 230, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone (973) 395-8525
New Jersey Division of Taxation
State tax and revenue agency.
Phone 609-292-6400
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Springfield
Federal tax help in person.
955 S. Springfield Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081
Phone (908) 301-2112
Short Hills is unincorporated; the Township of Millburn handles local property tax.
Short Hills is an unincorporated community in the Township of Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, and the Millburn Township Tax Collector collects property tax. The Essex County Board of Taxation is the county office.
New Jersey Division of Taxation and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Springfield cover state and federal matters. As a proxy Tucker derived from IRS Statistics of Income, 13% of returns filed from ZIP code 07078 show rental or royalty income.
Property managers come to a derived 19.8 per 10,000 tax returns filed in ZIP code 07078. Brent Tucker, CPA, prepares the returns that report rental income.
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