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Accounting and tax support for Westlake law firms
Brent Tucker, CPA, produces financial reporting and keeps the monthly books for Westlake law firms in Ohio. ZIP code 44145 counts 36 law offices with paid employees, per Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.
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 BrentWestlake at a glance
36
law offices with paid employees in the ZIP code 44145 that serve Westlake
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
Tax offices for Westlake law firms
Cuyahoga County Treasury (Office of the County Treasurer)
County property tax collection.
2079 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone 216-443-7400
Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer (county auditor functions)
County property assessment.
2079 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone (216) 443-7420
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 - Cleveland
Federal tax help in person.
1240 E. Ninth St., Cleveland, OH 44199
Phone (216) 415-3442
Brent Tucker, CPA, builds monthly reports that show what a Westlake law firm earns and spends, and prepares the firm's and owners' returns together. Westlake sits in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
The county offices listed on this page are the Cuyahoga County Treasury (Office of the County Treasurer), which collects property tax, and the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer (county auditor functions), which assesses property.
The Ohio Department of Taxation (Business Tax, general business line) is the state listing. The federal listing is the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Cleveland. This page speaks to solo attorneys and small law firms in Westlake.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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Let's talk about your numbers.
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