Accounting and tax for real estate in Charleston, 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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Charleston at a glance

• 77

  real estate firms with paid employees in the 7 ZIP codes that serve Charleston

  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)

• 8.5

  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 Charleston real estate businesses

• City of Charleston City Collector's Office

  City business tax and licenses.

  915 Quarrier Street, Suite 4, Charleston, WV 25301

  Phone (304) 348-8024

  Official website

• Kanawha County Sheriff's Tax Division

  County property tax collection.

  Phone (304) 357-0210

  Official website

• West Virginia State Tax Department

  State tax and revenue agency.

  Phone 304-558-3333

  Official website

• IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Charleston

  Federal tax help in person.

  161 Court St., Charleston, WV 25301

  Phone (304) 561-3086

  Official website

Brent Tucker, CPA, keeps the monthly accounting by property and prepares individual returns with the rental activity included. A Charleston landlord then sees what each property earns before the return is due.

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 counts 77 real estate firms with paid employees in the 7 ZIP codes that serve Charleston.

In Kanawha County, West Virginia, Kanawha County Sheriff's Tax Division collects property tax, and City of Charleston City Collector's Office is the city's local tax office.

West Virginia State Tax Department and IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Charleston are the state and federal listings on this page.

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