CPA for Real Estate Agents in Los Angeles
Commission income can be uneven while marketing, dues, assistants, mileage, and client costs continue every month. Your accounting should show what the practice earned, what is set aside for tax, and which decisions need attention before year-end.
Services for agents, teams, and broker-owners
Bookkeeping and cleanup
Monthly bank and card reconciliation, transaction coding, financial statements, and cleanup when prior books do not agree with tax returns or source records.
Tax preparation and planning
Business and individual return coordination, estimated-payment planning, and review of material income or expense changes during the year.
Entity and S-corporation review
An S-corporation is not an automatic answer. We compare the administrative, payroll, tax, and California compliance consequences before recommending an election.
Payroll and compliance
Payroll setup and processing, owner compensation where applicable, year-end forms, and recurring business-compliance support within the agreed scope.
Real estate tax status starts with the facts
The IRS explains that licensed real estate agents may be treated as statutory nonemployees when specific conditions are met. That rule does not decide every issue for every brokerage, team, assistant, or corporation. We document the actual relationship and coordinate the accounting with the approved tax and payroll treatment.
If you are weighing an entity election, read our practical guide to S-corporation setup for real estate agents, then discuss your numbers and responsibilities with a CPA before filing.
Official guidance used in the review
Who this page is designed for
- Independent real estate agents
- Realtor teams
- Broker-owners
- Commercial agents
- Newly incorporated agents
- Agents hiring support staff