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Accounting and tax support for Westerville law firms
In Westerville, Ohio, a Tucker CPA estimate puts 86% of the law offices in the ZIP codes serving the city at fewer than 5 employees. Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps the books and financial reporting for Westerville law firms.
Sound familiar?
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.
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.
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 BrentWesterville at a glance
37
law offices with paid employees in the ZIP codes 43081 and 43082 that serve Westerville
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 Westerville law firms
City of Westerville Income Tax Department
City business tax and licenses.
21 S. State St., Westerville, Ohio 43081
Phone (614) 901-6420
Franklin County Treasurer
County property tax collection.
Phone (614) 525-3438
Ohio Department of Taxation (Business Tax, general business line)
State tax and revenue agency.
4485 Northland Ridge Blvd, Columbus, OH 43229
Phone (888) 405-4039
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Columbus
Federal tax help in person.
200 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43215
Phone (614) 280-8691
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 37 law offices with paid employees in the same ZIP codes. Westerville is in Franklin County, Ohio. Small practices still have several tax offices to consider.
The City of Westerville Income Tax Department is the city office for local taxes, and the Franklin County Treasurer collects property tax.
The Ohio Department of Taxation (Business Tax, general business line) is the state office, and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Columbus is the federal one.
For solo attorneys and small law firms in Westerville, Brent prepares the firm's tax returns together with each owner's return and keeps monthly financial reporting current.
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