70/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 1,126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Tax Lawyers in Santa Monica, CA: 2026 rankings
177 tax lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
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Highest LFR Score in Santa Monica: StopIRSDebt.com, LFR Score 70/100; 4.5★ from 1,126 Google reviews; open 24/7.
- 2
Open 24 hours (per Google): J. David Tax Law, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 177.
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Most-reviewed: Anthem Tax Services, 862 Google reviews at 4.5★, the most of 177 ranked after StopIRSDebt.com; ranked #8.
Rankings can't be bought. Lawyers can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
177 Santa Monica tax lawyers are ranked here by LFR Score, from nine published factors. 17 are open 24/7, 69 open Saturdays and 35 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 177 rated law firms.
Top 10 tax lawyers in Santa Monica at a glance
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Notable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | StopIRSDebt.com | 70 | 4.5★ (1,126) | Woodland Hills, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Top score |
| 2 | J. David Tax Law | 69 | 5.0★ (79) | Los Angeles, 4 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Open 24 hours |
| 3 | Choice Tax Relief | 68 | 4.8★ (154) | Los Angeles, 13 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 4 | Ben-Cohen Law Firm, PLC | 68 | 5.0★ (114) | Los Angeles, 5 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 5 | ACE Plus Tax Resolution - Tax Relief Service Specialist | 67 | 5.0★ (34) | Los Angeles, 5 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 6 | Leon Nazarian, CPA, JD | 67 | 5.0★ (52) | Santa Monica | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 7 | IRS Audit Group | 67 | 5.0★ (74) | Beverly Hills, 6 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 8 | Anthem Tax Services | 66 | 4.5★ (862) | Woodland Hills, 13 mi away | Sat | Most reviews |
| 9 | Segal, Cohen & Landis, P.C. | 66 | 5.0★ (241) | Beverly Hills, 7 mi away | — | — |
| 10 | Greenberg Bitton LLP | 65 | 5.0★ (35) | Beverly Hills, 7 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
All 177 tax lawyers in Santa Monica, in rank order
Ordered by LFR Score, a 0–100 score from nine published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
Scores below: based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Based in Los Angeles, 4 mi away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 79 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Los Angeles, 13 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 154 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Los Angeles, 5 mi away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 114 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Los Angeles, 5 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Santa Monica
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 52 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Beverly Hills, 6 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 74 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Woodland Hills, 13 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 862 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Beverly Hills, 7 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 241 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Beverly Hills, 7 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
#11 Delia Law P.C.
Based in Los Angeles, 4 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Los Angeles, 14 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 222 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Culver City, 6 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 95 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
#14 Moskowitz LLP
Based in Los Angeles, 4 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Santa Monica
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.5★ from 15 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Santa Monica
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Encino, 9 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 145 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Agoura, 21 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 94 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Long Beach, 22 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 102 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Los Angeles, 7 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 74 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Los Angeles, 12 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
#22 Mike Habib, EA
Based in Whittier, 26 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 66 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Culver City, 6 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 79 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Woodland Hills, 13 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 329 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Based in Los Angeles, 13 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tax attorney”.
Tax lawyers ranked #26 to #50
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 177 ranked tax lawyers here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving Santa Monica
20 more tax lawyers within 40 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a practice area we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Borna Houman Law | 5.0★ (60) | In Santa Monica |
| Fernandez Law Group - Santa Monica Family & Divorce Lawyers | 4.2★ (43) | In Santa Monica |
| Hart J. Levin - Santa Monica DUI Lawyers | 4.9★ (41) | In Santa Monica |
| Highland Legal Group, PC | 5.0★ (181) | In Santa Monica |
| Kermani LLP | 5.0★ (36) | In Santa Monica |
| Labor Law PC | 4.9★ (238) | In Santa Monica |
| Liberty & Associates | 5.0★ (23) | In Santa Monica |
| McGee Lerer Ogrin | 4.8★ (60) | In Santa Monica |
| Moses Estate Planning | 4.9★ (16) | In Santa Monica |
| Randolph & Associates | 4.9★ (48) | In Santa Monica |
| Santa Monica Business Lawyer Jeffrey Wittenberg | 3.0★ (2) | In Santa Monica |
| Sheila Merchant Legal - Real Estate & Business Law | 5.0★ (16) | In Santa Monica |
| Sina Rez Law | 4.9★ (434) | In Santa Monica |
| Sinai Law Firm | 4.7★ (83) | In Santa Monica |
| Sultan & Sultan | 4.7★ (12) | In Santa Monica |
| The Law Offices of Matthew Rabban - Employment Attorney Santa Monica CA | 4.2★ (5) | In Santa Monica |
| TOS Lawyer | 4.9★ (23) | In Santa Monica |
| Tree of Life Law Firm | 5.0★ (167) | In Santa Monica |
| United Attorney Group | 4.8★ (53) | In Santa Monica |
| Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP | 4.8★ (107) | In Santa Monica |
How we ranked Santa Monica tax lawyers
We scored 177 Santa Monica tax lawyers on nine factors, weighted as shown. A law firm is ranked when its practice area is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed November 9, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Attorney advertising businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Santa Monica data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Bar status | 10% | An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded) | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7 | Measured |
| Practice focus | 15% | How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Law Firms Ranked reviews | 10% | Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |
How to choose a tax lawyer
- Check the lawyer’s status and any public discipline in the state bar or law society directory.
- Ask how many tax law matters the lawyer handles each year, and who at the firm will do the work.
- Get the fee arrangement in writing: hourly, flat or contingency, and which costs are charged on top.
- Ask how and how often the firm will update you, and how fast it answers calls and emails.
- Read recent reviews for how the firm communicated and billed, not only for outcomes.
- Ask whether the lawyer handles audits, collections and Tax Court, or only planning.
- Meet more than one firm; many offer a short first consultation, sometimes free.
Questions to ask a tax lawyer
- How would you approach a matter like mine, and what are the realistic options?
- How do you charge, and what will the total likely cost?
- Who will be my main contact, and how quickly do you reply?
- Do you handle audits and appeals yourself?
- Is my situation civil, or could it become criminal?
- Is there any conflict of interest that would stop you representing me?
Terms explained
- Contingency fee
- A fee that is a share of the money recovered, paid only if there is a recovery. Common in injury cases; not allowed for criminal defense or for securing a divorce.
- Retainer
- Money paid up front and held in a trust account, which the lawyer draws on as fees are earned.
- Flat fee
- One set price for a defined piece of work, such as a will or an uncontested matter.
- Limited-scope representation
- Paying a lawyer for part of a matter only, such as reviewing documents or coaching for one hearing (also called unbundled services).
- Statute of limitations
- The deadline to file a lawsuit or charge. It differs by state or province and by type of claim.
- Good standing
- A lawyer’s status as active and eligible to practise with a state bar or law society.
- Law society
- The body that licenses and disciplines lawyers in a Canadian province or territory.
- Board certification
- Recognition in a field of law by a state program or an organisation accredited for that purpose. Lawyers may only claim it when they hold it, naming the certifying body.
- Attorney–client privilege
- The rule that keeps confidential communications between a client and lawyer, made for legal advice, out of court.
- Conflict check
- The search a firm runs before taking a matter to make sure it does not represent someone on the other side.
- Pro bono
- Legal work done for free, usually for people who cannot afford a lawyer.
- Legal aid
- Publicly funded legal help for people with low incomes, through legal aid offices, public defenders or provincial legal aid plans.
Tax lawyers in Santa Monica: frequently asked questions
Which tax lawyer has the highest LFR Score in Santa Monica?
By LFR Score, the highest-ranked tax lawyer in Santa Monica, CA is StopIRSDebt.com with an LFR Score of 70/100. It has 4.5★ from 1,126 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. J. David Tax Law (#2) and Choice Tax Relief (#3) follow. We ranked 177 tax lawyers on nine factors, last updated November 9, 2026.
How many tax lawyers are there in Santa Monica?
LawFirmsRanked ranks 177 tax lawyers serving Santa Monica, CA. 3 of them are based in Santa Monica; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 20 within 40 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.
Which tax lawyers in Santa Monica are open 24/7?
17 ranked tax lawyers in Santa Monica post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are StopIRSDebt.com (#1), J. David Tax Law (#2) and Choice Tax Relief (#3). Hours come from each law firm's Google listing as of November 2026, so call to confirm.
Which tax lawyers in Santa Monica work on weekends?
69 of 177 ranked tax lawyers post Saturday hours and 35 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are StopIRSDebt.com (#1), J. David Tax Law (#2) and Choice Tax Relief (#3). Posted hours are office hours; many firms meet clients by appointment outside them.
What Google rating do Santa Monica tax lawyers have?
The median Google rating among 177 rated tax lawyers in Santa Monica is 4.9★, with a median of 15 reviews. StopIRSDebt.com has the most, 1,126 reviews, and ranks #1. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
How does LawFirmsRanked rank tax lawyers?
Each tax lawyer gets a 0–100 LFR Score from nine published factors, led by reputation (25%), practice focus (15%), review volume (10%) and recency (10%). A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only law firms with a confirmed practice area and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.
Do tax lawyers outside Santa Monica count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 40 mi of the Santa Monica city center, our service radius for tax lawyers. Each listing shows where the law firm is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the LFR Score, so a nearby law firm gets a small edge.
Can tax lawyers pay to rank higher on LawFirmsRanked?
No. The LFR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured law firms may appear above the list, labelled Attorney advertising and showing their honest rank.
How do tax lawyers in Santa Monica, CA charge?
Tax lawyers usually bill hourly; some offer flat fees for defined work such as an offer in compromise. Lawyers using Clio billed an average of $446 an hour in this area (Clio Legal Trends data, October 2026; all areas $362). Ask for the fee arrangement in writing before you agree.
Should I hire a tax lawyer, a CPA or an enrolled agent?
All three can represent taxpayers before the IRS (Treasury Circular 230). A tax lawyer adds legal privilege for advice and can represent you in Tax Court and in criminal tax matters. This is general information, not legal advice.
How is this list of tax lawyers in Santa Monica, CA ranked?
By LFR Score only, from public data on reviews, practice focus, office location and hours. Firms labelled “Attorney advertising” paid for that placement; payment never changes a rank, and a rank is not an endorsement.
Does a lawyer need an office in Santa Monica?
No, but the lawyer must be licensed in your state (or, for federal matters such as immigration, in some state). A local office makes meetings and court appearances easier, so proximity is one of our factors.
Update log for Santa Monica
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 177 tax lawyers serving Santa Monica.
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